Goldfish sudden deaths. all our 3 goldfishes were very healthy then this morning all of a sudden,

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1. amomipais82
   

   Hi,
   1. pH crash  2. fish were electrocuted  3. toxic fumes into the water through the air lines or surface. 4. off the scale high ammonia. 5. very high nitrites. 6. chlorine and chloramine poisoning.
   
   Before I knew she did a major water change, m y first thought was a "pH crash", water softener/conditioners are notorious for sudden "pH crashes" because they remove all the carbonates from the tap water. Then, when she told me she did a 33% water change before their deaths, that's when I knew there was a problem with the water she added. Then I asked what type of dechlor she was using with every water change. She told me that in two years she never used a dechlor because she was told that her "water softener/conditioner" removed all the chlorine/chloramines from her tap water. Yes, you guessed it, the "water softener/conditioner" ran dry of the chlorine/chloramines remover and when she did her 33% water change her goldfish all died within hours of chlorine and chloramines poisoning.
   
   "Water Softener/Conditioner"? City Water?
   
   If your home has a "water softener/conditioner" how can you prevent this problem from happening to you?
   
   Plus, how do you keep your goldfish happy and healthy if you are using water treated by a "water softener/conditioner" or a city water department?
   
   1- Always use a good dechlor with every water change regardless of what your "water softener/conditioner" people tell you.
   Note:  Even if you don't have a "water softener/conditioner" and have "city water" its very  important that you use a good dechlor, you never know when your city water dept. will increase the chlorine and/or add chloramines to you tap water. Our De-Tox Plus is an excellent chlorine/ chloramines remover, it not only removes the chlorine, it also removes the ammonia in the chloramines. When you read that a dechlor "breaks the bond of chloramines" what that means is the dechlor just removes the chlorine from the chloramines it does not remove the ammonia in the chloramines,the ammonia is left in your aquarium water. Our De-Tox Plus removes the ammonia and reduces the nitrites and nitrates.
   
   2- To prevent a deadly "pH crash", check you pH everyday and use a good pH buffer like our "Buff-it-Up" to replace the carbonates your "water softener/conditioner" has removed. Without the carbonates your pH will crash!
   
   3- With every water change you must  add the life supporting electrolytes, trace elements that are removed by your "water softener/conditioner". Even you city water dept removes these life saving elements. Our Trace Elements are the best on the market!
   
   Hope it helps

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2. Guest8459
   

   Chloramine isn't too healthy for humans either. While the ammonia may be able to be filtered out or reduced with expensive whole house filters, those filters will not help you against the highly toxic byproducts. Byproducts are produced when chloramine interacts with organic matter in your source water. These byproducts are NDMA, Hydrazine, Iodoacids and DXAA.  THey damage our DNA, our cells and cause cancer. Citizen groups in several states are fighting against adding chloramine to the drinking water. There have been numerous massive fish kills in the US and Canada as a result of water main breaks and plant malfunctions.  In Virginia it kills 10 miles of creek, everything down to the earthworm.  InCalirfornia it kills protected steel head trout and in Canada it kills a thousand species of salmonids and invertibrates. your health and your children's health is at risk from this additive. please read more - www.chloramineinfocenter.net

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