Chloramine - check your water source!

[Coleus]

Originally Posted by lee9

I had checked with the City of Calgary before I purchased my RO/DI unit to see if they used chloramine to treat the water. This is the information they gave me.

There are two treatment facilities for the City of Calgary. So it depends which part of the city you live in as to where your water is treated.

Bearspaw (from Bow River): Uses chlorine gas.
Glenmore (from Glenmore Resevoir): Uses sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl)

So does this mean i have to put bubble stone in my after RO/DI water before using it? I am in NW so i guess I am using Bearspawn

[lee9]

Originally Posted by Coleus

So does this mean i have to put bubble stone in my after RO/DI water before using it? I am in NW so i guess I am using Bearspawn

Sorry, I missed this. I don't think it's necessary as the carbon filter removes the chlorine and it will offgas naturally. An airstone may increase the dissolved oxygen content in the water but if you agitate your water with a powerhead when mixing salt it wouldn't be necessary.

Even if you don't use a powerhead and mix manually you shouldn't have any issues. I stirred my salt manually for 6 months or so and didn't see any ill effects from it.

I'm no expert though