Good info on disinfecting water for cheap!!!

[Irving]

I have this stuff for our fish tank that dechlorinizes and neutralizes heavy metals for fish. Would it be something to bleach your water, then de-bleach it and neutralize the heavy metals? It is just store bought Aqua safe. After cleaning stuff with bleach, I put some on my hands to get rid of the bleach smell. Works pretty well I think.

[StagLefty]

I have this stuff for our fish tank that dechlorinizes and neutralizes heavy metals for fish. Would it be something to bleach your water, then de-bleach it and neutralize the heavy metals? It is just store bought Aqua safe. After cleaning stuff with bleach, I put some on my hands to get rid of the bleach smell. Works pretty well I think.

I'd get some product info and make sure it's safe for human ingesting. Just in case ya know.

[jerrymrc]

I have a case put away. Bought it on year end closeout a few years back. It has other uses as well. Actually I have I think 10 bags left and mine is the 47% stuff so 1 tsp per gallon to make bleach. Way cheaper than buying it.

[Irving]

Anyone ever heard of the AquaSafe straw? It is supposed to be good for 500 liters of water. http://www.aquasafestraw.com/

[4gunfun]

I have this stuff for our fish tank that dechlorinizes and neutralizes heavy metals for fish. Would it be something to bleach your water, then de-bleach it and neutralize the heavy metals? It is just store bought Aqua safe. After cleaning stuff with bleach, I put some on my hands to get rid of the bleach smell. Works pretty well I think.

The chlorine dissipates pretty fast, don't think you need to worry about treating it again. Just need to filter it if it's muddy. The straw is kinda cool but $50 for storing?

[Irving]

I didn't catch the $50 for storing part. What does that mean? I thought it was only $39.99.

[Anton]

Here's the MSDS...

http://www.sciencestuff.com/msds/C1447.html

"Corrosive to the eyes, skin, respiratory and digestive tracts." Don't know how dilute it would need to be to be safe but I'm not sure I would want to ingest it anyway.

[StagLefty]

Here's the MSDS...

http://www.sciencestuff.com/msds/C1447.html

"Corrosive to the eyes, skin, respiratory and digestive tracts." Don't know how dilute it would need to be to be safe but I'm not sure I would want to ingest it anyway.

More good info-that's why I stick to stuff that is specifically designed for purifying "drinking water".

[Wulf202]

More good info-that's why I stick to stuff that is specifically designed for purifying "drinking water".

Cal hypo is used in many cases by the municipalities for water treatment.

[Jeff350]

Here's the MSDS...

http://www.sciencestuff.com/msds/C1447.html

"Corrosive to the eyes, skin, respiratory and digestive tracts." Don't know how dilute it would need to be to be safe but I'm not sure I would want to ingest it anyway.

You trust good ol' Uncle Sam right?

EPA Emergency Drinking Water Recommendations

You can use granular calcium hypochlorite to disinfect water.
Add and dissolve one heaping teaspoon of high-test granular calcium hypochlorite (approximately ¼ ounce) for each two gallons of water, or 5 milliliters (approximately 7 grams) per 7.5 liters of water. The mixture will produce a stock chlorine solution of approximately 500 milligrams per liter, since the calcium hypochlorite has available chlorine equal to 70 percent of its weight. To disinfect water, add the chlorine solution in the ratio of one part of chlorine solution to each 100 parts of water to be treated. This is roughly equal to adding 1 pint (16 ounces) of stock chlorine to each 12.5 gallons of water or (approximately ½ liter to 50 liters of water) to be disinfected. To remove any objectionable chlorine odor, aerate the disinfected water by pouring it back and forth from one clean container to another.