Do normal Britta filters take the chlorine out of tap water?
I need to give water to my tadpoles and even a small amount of chlorine can kill them so I want to know.
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No, Brita does not remove chlorine. However, chlorine will dissipate from water in 24 hours so just fill up a jug and let it sit for a day. However, if your water has chloramines in it, you will need a chemical dechloraminator to get it out (don’t use too much either because the chemical will recombine making a whole other (nasty smelling) deadly chemical.
For tadpoles, I’d just buy bottled spring water. Tads absorb water through their skin (as will the resulting frogs) so you don’t want any bad stuff in the water, including dechlorinators. Read the label too to make sure the metal levels are low. And when you find a water that works for you, stick to the same brand and the same type (don’t suddenly use distilled water or something, always get spring water which has the minerals and things aquatics need) since bottle waters differ.
I have used my brita filter on all four of my tanks(goldfish, betta, 2 nano reef tanks) It works just great. Plus the water tastes good!
You’d have to check the box and see what the filter removes. Why don’t you just go to Walmart and spend $1.50 on some Chlor-Out to make sure. Britas are NOT meant for making fish water, they’re meant for making DRINKING water. So just use a dechlorinator instead.