Dangerous to exceed decholorination dosing instructions?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 4:27 pm

I was just wondering if it would be a bad idea to put an extra drop or two into my storage bottles that I put my crab water in. Each bottle holds 6 cups, which requires 12 drops of zoo-med repti-safe. I just wanted to add a few extra drops to be on the safe side, but I don't know if that would be a bad idea.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 5:02 pm

Curious about this answer as well since I'm always so shakey I end up going over a bit.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 9:51 am

I was JUST coming to pose this same question because I accidently added too much when I was making water last night.

Willow · Post by **Willow** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 3:58 pm

Most brands are safe to overdose for fish. I don't know if hermies would be affected by overdosing worse than fish would. I would at least try not to overdose.

blaze88 · Post by **blaze88** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 6:47 pm

I would try not to overdose... However some brands tell you to overdose if you are dealing with chlorimines instide of chlorine.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 8:52 pm

What's the difference between chlorimines and chlorine? I tried looking it up on wikipedia but didn't come up with anything, go figure.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 12:46 am

Thanks, I actually thought about adding MORE water to "dilute" the extra dechlor I put in. But at 12+ hours later I then wondered if they'd even be effective any more or if they dissipate, evaporate...or what?

I haven't any idea about chlorimines vs chlorine, either.

Science isn't my "thing". lol

blaze88 · Post by **blaze88** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 12:53 am

chlorine evaporates, the other is chlorine bonded with ammonia and does not evaporate. Most dechlorinators only break the bond and then leave ammonia behind (whihc is a sin for anybody who works with fish tanks...)

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:04 am

Ohhh, I get it, thanks. I do know about amonia in fish tanks. lol

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:07 am

So maybe that's why I always had problems with regular fish tanks-darn ammonia!!!
I doubt that an extra drop or two would hurt the crabs, but I would ere on the side of caution and not exceed the recommendation by much. However it is easier to make it by the gallon with repti-safe. If you go to the pharmacy counter and ask for a child dosing teaspoon there is a ML side on it. Measure out 1ML of the Repti-safe per Gallon of Water. Now it's easier to store!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:41 am

lol Could be. Or Or PH. There are test kits to measure amonia and PH and drops to bring the levels back down, if they are too high. I never had tanks but I learned alot working at a pet store that delt in mostly fish. Yikes, that was almost 20 years ago! Where'd the time go? lol

I've considered making a gallon of each but I don't have a need to make a gallon of dechlored OR salt water right now. We only have 4 crabs and only 2 are mildly active (coming out every few days).

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:15 pm

If you store the water in a cool dark place it stays good for a LONG time with no algae or anything in it. I make three salt waters and three fresh waters at a time (by the gallon). I don't think you would have a problem making a gallon of each. It's nice to have around if yu need to boil new shells, dunk a cocohut, re-wet sand. etc. Maybe I'm just obsessive compulsive

. Yeah, that's probably it.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 11:44 pm

It shouldn't hurt. I've OD'ed my salt/fresh water pools for the Hermies and my Ball Python and Leopard Geckos bowls because I'm really paranoid. (Only by 1-2 drops.) They are healthy and active. I OD my fish too because of the way I add water. (Like for my 55G's I'll add a cap and a half so that treats 75G's of water. For my 80G I add 2 caps and that treats 100G's. For my 12G I add half a cap and that treats 25G. And so on.) They're healthy and active. I haven't heard of a brand yet that has bad effects with ODing. (Besides Stress Coat. Thats not to be used as a dechlorine thing anyways because it burns the fish to create the slime coat.)

I use Repti-Safe on the Hermits/Snake/Gecko and Prime on the Fish.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 7:48 am

lol Storage is another thing; I have a skinny set of shelves (and wire rack) where we keep crab supplies and 20 oz bottles fit great...gallon jugs would not.

Of course, if I NEEDED gallons of water then I'd make them and find somewhere to put them but right now smaller bottles fit our demand and space/location.

Heck, having a gallon of each, premade and available for washes IS a good idea-thanks. I might make those up anyway and put them under a sink or something and still use my smaller bottles for refilling.

Post by **JediMasterThrash** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 7:31 pm

Rattie wrote:(Besides Stress Coat. Thats not to be used as a dechlorine thing anyways because it burns the fish to create the slime coat.)

That's not true. Check out this thread:
http://www.hermitcrabassociation.com/ph ... hp?t=49121