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	Hot Tap Water ...Revisited
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	Okay this came up in chat after the office broke the electric kettle that I use for water changes. They'd been using it since breaking the industrial strength hot plate ...Anyway...I won't be able to easily heat water for maintence on the office tank. I use aquarium pharms tap water conditioner. One drop per gallon, removes cholorine, breaks the chloramine bond, neutralizes heavy metals....ect ect ect... So the question becomes...if I use water hot from the tap (flushed for a while since we're on the 4th floor) will it be okay to use? Normally I'm very against it, but heating water would take forever in the office microwave . ^_^ [hr width='40%']"I'm alright, I'm alright It only hurts when I breathe"
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:19
kitten Fish Guru Meow? Posts: 2266 Kudos: 2194 Votes: 19 Registered: 18-Nov-2003	I get jugs of water (old milk containers work well), fill them up with cold water, then sit them in a sinkful of hot water to bring them up to temp. It does take a while, but works well. Doesn't work as well if you're doing big water changes though... Also, I've never had issues using warm water from the tap in my bigger tanks. shrugs ~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:19
trystianity Mega Fish Posts: 1028 Kudos: 926 Votes: 49 Registered: 20-Mar-2004	I think it's fine. I have a 50 year old house with copper pipes, my tanks are all on the second floor and I use warm tap water for them. I was worried and afraid to try it at first, because I keep snails and freshwater (amano) shrimp, but all of my inverts seem fine. I just run the water for a few minutes before filling the tank to flush any stagnant water that's been sitting in the copper for very long, and use a water conditioner that neutralizes heavy metals (including copper)....I use a python so the water goes straight from tap to tank. If you are really concerned, you can run the water through activated carbon before it goes in the tank, which should remove anything that might get transferred from the pipes. One of those Brita filter-like things that fit on the tap would do it. EDIT: I use kitten's method on the betta tanks, I surround buckets of cold water with hot in the tub, warms them up in about 10 minutes usually. Lately i've just been lazy and using warm tap water with no problems though. Last edited by Miss Moppet at 17-Mar-2005 19:03
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:19
wish-ga Mega Fish Dial 1800-Positive-Posts Posts: 1198 Kudos: 640 Registered: 07-Aug-2001	I use tap water (cold water tank & African Cichlids). Maybe I will boil the kettle next time.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ My fish blow kisses at me all day long ~~~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:19
Dakafall Banned Posts: 218 Kudos: 224 Votes: 7 Registered: 14-Nov-2004	i would use hot tap, cept am i the only one who's really worried bout the watersoftner salt issue? or is there even one? Daka<<<<
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:19
Bob Wesolowski Mega Fish Posts: 1379 Kudos: 1462 Registered: 14-Oct-2004	Babel, I use straight tap water for my discus. I temper the tap water to 84F when I fill with my Python. I have had no problems. However, you might want to test the hot tap water to compare it to the cold tap water. __________ "To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research." researched from Steven Wright
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:19
AndyCLS Fish Addict Posts: 590 Kudos: 1584 Votes: 107 Registered: 13-Mar-2003	I use straight tap water for my discus. I temper the tap water to 84F when I fill with my Python. I have had no problems. I do the same for my Mbuna tank and my planted tank, except at 80F. Never had an issue. I just add the water conditioner to the tank and refill it straight out of the tap with the python.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:19
OldTimer Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	Babel I have been using hot top water for probably more years than you have been alive and at so many different locations I can't remember and have never had any problems. I run both the cold water and hot water for a while to help flush out the lines. Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:19
victimizati0n Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004	I dont understand why everyone flips out about copper pipes. We use hot water all the time to do water changes, and we have clown loaches, 2 of them are 15 years old, i dont think the "copper" comming off of the pipes are doing anything. ANyway, its not like there isnt a nasty sludge coating in the pipes so the water doesnt even touch the copper.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:19


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