The common method of dechlorination of tap water for raising turtles is to dechlorinate sunning water. First use a basin to connect tap water, and then put it in a sunny place, generally one to two days of sunshine, chlorine will completely dissipate. It should be noted that different temperatures, drying time is not the same, summer time is relatively short, winter is about a week.
Standing dechlorination and drying methods are almost the same, generally in the absence of the sun when used, because you can not rely on light and temperature to accelerate the chlorine volatilization, so this method to slow down, generally standing for about a week to get the effect. In addition, standing still can also precipitate impurities in the water, thus making the water clearer.
Explosive oxygen dechlorination requires an oxygenation pump. Generally, the time for dechloridation is related to the total amount of water. If the water in the whole tank needs to be dechlorinated, it needs to be oxygenated for about 48 hours. If only the water to be changed needs to be dechlorinated, only 1-2 hours of oxygenation is enough. Explosive oxygen can speed up the reproduction of some beneficial bacteria, so it also has additional help.
Drug dechlorination is to use some drugs that can absorb chloride ions to convert them and filter them out. This method is not recommended for home use, because if the dosage of drugs is not well controlled, it will also cause certain damage to the health of turtles.
