Tulsa Oklahoma to Begin Adding Chloramines to Tap Water

Residents with aquariums and ponds need to add chloramine and chlorine neutralizers when performing water changes and setting up new tanks.

July 12, 2012

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Aquarium fish lovers in Tulsa, Oklahoma have more reason now to use chloramine neutralizers to their water when adding tap water to their aquariums and ponds, as the city will soon begin adding chloramine to its water treatment process. According to Tulsa World, no date has yet been set by the city as to when chloramines will be added to the water treatment process. The city will inform the public when the information becomes available.

Chloramine-treated water has been deemed safe by the Environmental Protection Agency and has been used for more than 90 years to treat drinking water. Its use is limited to about 4 milligrams per liter of water by the EPA. Tulsa's water supply will be treated with 2 to 3 milligrams per liter of water. For an article on how water conditioners and chloramine neutralizers work, visit the Water Conditioning Resource Center on FishChannel and read Stephen G. Noble's article on aquarium water conditioners.