Alternative to Water Conditioner?

[Roxyluvsme13]

More surface area= less time for chlorine to dissapate. A 1 gallon bucket might take overnight, but a 5 gallon bucket with the same surface area might take two days. Make sense? What kind of conditioners do you use? A bottle of wardley's chlor out is $2 and lasts a long time. Thats all you need is a chlorine remover.

It's a 1 gallon thing..
I don't remember the exact name of the stuff we bought, but it doesn't last long.

[My Peanuts]

I've seen "betta conditioner". Basically, it's a small bottle that doesn't last long. I couldn't afford that stuff either!

[Roxyluvsme13]

Yeah. I think it was something like that. I just used the water I had let sit out and Cabaret's doing fine in it..

[lv4dogs]

I've seen "betta conditioner". Basically, it's a small bottle that doesn't last long. I couldn't afford that stuff either!

I use betta water conditioner, it's only a few bucks per bottle. I have a 5 gallon tank and a bottle lasts me about 6ish months.


I think the conditioner is needed no matter what type of water you use? I think it has other things in it thats good for a bettas fins. Forgive me if I am wrong I am at work & don't have the bottle right in front of me.

[jackie]

Letting the water sit for 24 hours is just to let the chlorine dissapate.

I would still use a water condition anyways.

I don't find them expensive at all, maybe you should shop around and find one more suited to your budget.

[flamepony12]

That's how we always did it-- we'd let it sit for at least 24 hours (usually longer) and that takes the chlorine out.

[binka_nugget]

The conditioner made by Seachem lasts forever!

I use the one made by Hagen. It's most popular here and I can get it in a pump-ready container for pretty cheap. Even those large bottles last a couple months around here. I usually have around 30 bettas and it only costs a couple bucks a month

[bckrazy]

Unless you have awesome water, you're likely to have lots of hard metals along with chlorine in your tap. A good dechlorinator removes dangerous metals & completely removes chlorine. I use Amquel & Novaqua, and age the water at least 24 hours.