The residual chlorine will damage the fishes' gills. This might not be noticeable to you, especially if the chlorine is a small concentration. A cheaper alternative to chlorine remover is to go to Wal Mart (or similar) in the camping section and buy an RV filter to go on your water hose. It is a blue water filter about a foot long. It filters the water with charcoal. Rinse it thoroughly before filling pond, make sure you have the water flowing in the proper direction (there is an arrow on the filter), and don't turn the water on too fast. It does an excellent job. I buy a new one every year because it's only good for a certain number of gallons.
Lorna in S. Central Kansas
On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 8:22 AM, BRENDA PHILLIPS <brendasue420@clear.net> wrote:
My pump top fell over yesterday and almost emptied my 450-gal pond. I filled it 1/3-full using the chlorine remover. I finished filling up the pond with culinary water (i.e. treated with chlorine) and my fish are as healthy as any fish can be. So I wondere if using chlorine remover is necessary for gold fish and koi. I think not after this.I remember, as a child, that we cleaned our goldfish bowl and then simply filled up the bowl with tap water and no problems after that with them dieing.Also, bought a Siamese fighting fish and the lady that sold it to me also filled up a container with tap water and put the fish in and I, again, had no ill effects. What's up?Brenda - 6B
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