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Curious if anyone uses the tablets and if so how much of a tablet does it take for a 1 gallon container? I'm assuming just a little piece would do it but would like to hear it from a person who actually does it.
No need to waste money on gimmicks. I throw in some dirt, stir, wait an hour or 2 and good to go. Chlorine/chloromines just need something organic to react to and will be neutralized. Props to microbeman for the 411.
So I always have a full tub of premixed medium that is fully organic. I could just put a tablespoon of that into my gallon jug, shake it up and let it sit and that would make it not toxic at all to my microherd? I feel as though the water supply in my area has changed in the last year or so..could just be overthinking it but something seems to have changed.
Occasionally I have used campden tablets in brewing. 1 tab per gallon of water. All they are is a specific dose of metabisulfate in a tablet form. If I must use it in brewing I use potassium metabisulfate as it is a granular powder that disolves much easier than campden tablets.
I used to used similar dechlorinating products, simply didn't make a difference for organic/natural methods, and its just added cost with no benefit that I could see.
Nowadays I just let the water sit to let it get back to room temp, takes awhile tho' I'll keep my water in a 50 gallon trash can, after a few days the smell of chlorine is much less.