airstone and chlorine question

[cigarettes42]

hey i just gotta quick question. how long does it take chlorine to evaporate out of water. every where i read is its 24 hours. yesterday i put out a 5gal bucket of water to evap the chlorine and today i went and got an airstone and pump and added it in my bucket. well now its been about 24 hours and had the pump running and i can smell heavy chlorine. oh and also on my airstone package it said to soak the stone in water for 1hr before use and i skipped that and just rinsed em off. would that make it smell too>?? sorry for such a newb question

cigarettes42 Reviewed by cigarettes42 on 12-13-2007. airstone and chlorine question hey i just gotta quick question. how long does it take chlorine to evaporate out of water. every where i read is its 24 hours. yesterday i put out a 5gal bucket of water to evap the chlorine and today i went and got an airstone and pump and added it in my bucket. well now its been about 24 hours and had the pump running and i can smell heavy chlorine. oh and also on my airstone package it said to soak the stone in water for 1hr before use and i skipped that and just rinsed em off. would Rating: 5

[stinkyattic]

hey i just gotta quick question. how long does it take chlorine to evaporate out of water.

How long is a piece of string?

Depends on initial concentration, temp, solution pH, presence of other compounds in the water, ratio of surface area to volume, etc.

Reference Library/Applications:Industrial Wastewater - Inorganic Pollutant / Dechlorination with Hydrogen Peroxide

Here's a water-treatment paper about it.

[DurbanStone]

24 hours and it should be alright.

[cigarettes42]

thanks a bunch! i think the chlorine just stuck around cause my downstairs of the house is kinda cold and i have the water in a deep bucket in the dark without any kind of movement till a few hours ago. if i still smell it, imma hit it up with some peroxide. thanks for answering my questions. as you prolly can tell this is my first grow and since reading everyones threads my plants look pretty healthy and dark dark green all over(except when i had too much heat when i didnt have a thermometer the first 2 days, only 2 leaves turned light green but now they thrivin!). i owe you guys big for supplying me with your advanced knowledge! i try to follow everything you say to a T and try to feed my brain with everything you guys tell me! :thumbsup:

[the image reaper]

if you're not using 'live' additives, beneficial bacteria, etc., it doesn't matter if you use chlorinated water ... chlorine does NOT harm plants, but it will kill bacteria in the soil, many of which can be beneficial ... :smokin: