Prolonged use of Prime/Alpha

[Daddy-o]

My city water is high in Chloramines. As a bit of insurance I have been adding Alpha by AquaVitro to all of the water coming out of my R/O for the last 2 years. My 6 reefs all seem good. Fish are all healthy, corals are growing. Is there any reason I should stop adding Alpha?
Cheers! Mark

 

[Flippers4pups]

My city water is high in Chloramines. As a bit of insurance I have been adding Alpha by AquaVitro to all of the water coming out of my R/O for the last 2 years. My 6 reefs all seem good. Fish are all healthy, corals are growing. Is there any reason I should stop adding Alpha?
Cheers! Mark

Carbon blocks will remove it. BRS sells them. Around 3500 gallons is max life for them. That's total water includes waste and good water.

Di resin will remove some as well.

I suggest getting some free and total chlorine test strips and test the water produced to confirm that they are in your processed RO/DI water. If they are, then the use of a chlorine/ chloramine binder is okay.

If running just a RO unit, consider adding a DI chamber with a mixed bed resin.

 

[Daddy-o]

I do run an RODI - sediment, 2 carbon filters, 2 resin chambers, and 2 membranes.
Just trying to figure if there is a downside?
Cheers! Mark

 

[Flippers4pups]

I do run an RODI - sediment, 2 carbon filters, 2 resin chambers, and 2 membranes.
Just trying to figure if there is a downside?
Cheers! Mark

Other than it may not be needed, none I can think of. I've done the same when my carbon blocks are near end of life.