chloramine...

[Oscarman]

From what I have read, some of these aquarium solutions only eliminate the chlorine and leave the ammonia behind......subsequent filtering is required to elinimate the ammonia.

Other solutions look after the chlorine and convert the ammonia to hamless ammonium.

[Ross]

I use a Culligen, but it is NOT a brand issue. Instead it is related to how your RO unit is serviced (either by you or another). Chloromimis are not necesessarily removed by a water treatment unit unless it states they are removed.

[Lagoon]

It's true Dave, Far more brands on the market that process chlorines eliminators much better then chloramines, even though they claim to remove the second chemical, nowdays they claim to break the bond -- at least this is more of an honest claim.
The 2 products that come to mind are again, prime and amquel.

Hi there Ross, My RO unit is a three stage nothing too fancy -- 1 white prefilter, 1 carbon block and of course the membrane. Even renewing the filters have not work for me, when I did have this dreadful junk in my system. It drove me NUTS!
I have moved since and don't have to deal with it anymore. I didn't know at the time that adding extra carbon filters would have helped a great deal.

[Ross]

Originally Posted by Lagoon

Hi there Ross, My RO unit is a three stage nothing too fancy -- 1 white prefilter, 1 carbon block and of course the membrane. Even renewing the filters have not work for me, when I did have this dreadful junk in my system. It drove me NUTS!
I have moved since and don't have to deal with it anymore. I didn't know at the time that adding extra carbon filters would have helped a great deal.

Gloria, Mine has three filter cartridges ahead of the membrane, but I don't have chloramimes to deal with either. As I understand it, the reason some communities may use chloramimes is due to long storage of the treated water. I checked with our water department to be sure they were not using it. If I knew I had chloromimes in the water I would revert to distilled water.

[Jayfar]

I know this is an old thread, but I'm looking for contemporary suggestions, other than RO, for removing chloramine from my tap water. As an apartment renter, installing an RO system isn't a likely option for me, especially since the landlord pays the water bill and RO systems generally waste water.

Some of the suggestions I've seen around the net include adding a small amount of Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid), adding molasses, filtering through activated charcoal, and of course the use of products for aquarium water. I want to be sure that whatever I use doesn't result in byproducts that are more harmful that the chloramine (for instance some products may split up the chloramine molecules, but leaving behind ammonia).

Comments?

[orchidsarefun]

try this link

NSF Certified Products - Drinking Water Treatment Units

[NYCorchidman]

Chloramines are not harmful to plants or humans in the quantity used in the municipal water.
Fish will be affected. in a very bad way.

I drink tap water (lots of it too!) and give tap water to all my orchids and never had any issues.

[ALToronto]

Jayfar, you're probably better off buying the 5-gal bottles at your supermarket. You can keep a bottle on the floor and get a pump that is built for it (about $15).

My plants improved when I installed an RO system, and Toronto water is pretty good to begin with (about 150 ppm from the cold tap)

[DavidCampen]

I don't see any reason why chloramine at the levels used to disinfect drinking water would be harmful to orchids. But if you really want to remove it then use an activated carbon filter cartridge.

http://www.thepurchaseadvantage.com/...sDatasheet.pdf
Note: on the above datasheet, page 2, righthand graph, I see that they have switched the labels for CFRC20-BB and CGAC-10.

W2T373812 ChlorPlus 10 Chloramine Reduction Filter, Pentek 255416-43, 1 Micron, 9-3/4 Inch x 2-7/8 Inch (L x W

[WhiteRabbit]

Chloramines are not harmful to plants or humans in the quantity used in the municipal water.<br />
Fish will be affected. in a very bad way. <br />
<br />
I drink tap water (lots of it too!) and give tap water to all my orchids and never had any issues.

I also water with tap water, and haven't had problems.

If I were to remove the chloramine, I'd probably go with the product for fish tanks ...