Umthetho Wokuphuza Amanzi Ophuzile (SDWA) wenziwa ngo-1974 ukuqinisekisa ukuthi amanzi aphuza aphephile. Ngenxa yalomthetho, i-Environmental Protection Agency ibeke izindinganiso zekhwalithi zamanzi okuphuza kuzo zonke izinhlelo zamanzi zomphakathi ezweni lonke. Lezi zimiso zidinga ukuthi zonke izimpahla zamanzi zikamasipala ziphathwe ukukhawulela ukukhula kwamagciwane kanye nezinye izidakamizwa eziyingozi.
Izinkampani zokwelapha kwamanzi zingakhetha izindlela ezahlukene zokuvimbela amagciwane futhi isikhathi eside, i-chlorine yayiyi-disinfectant yokuzikhethela; Nokho, izitshalo eziningi zokwelashwa kwamanzi zikamasipala ziye zashintsha kuma-chloramine.
Kubantu abaningi, akenzi umehluko, kepha kumnikazi we-aquarium, ukukhetha kubaluleke kakhulu.
I-chlorine
Ukuchithwa kwe-chlorine edingekayo ukuphatha imithombo yamanzi yasesidlangalaleni ngokuphumelelayo kuphakeme ngokwanele ukubulala izinhlanzi zakho. Ngenhlanhla, itholakala kalula ngenye yezindlela ezimbili. Okokuqala ukwelapha ngamakhemikhali ngamanzi nge-sodium thiosulfate. Cishe yonke imithi yokwelashwa kwamanzi etholakalayo esitolo sakho sezilwane sendawo iqukethe leli khemikhali. Ngamanye amazwi, uma amanzi akho aqukethe i-chlorine kuphela, konke okudingayo ukuthenga kuwumkhiqizo ongenamabi ukwelashwa kwamanzi ukwenza amanzi akho aphephe izinhlanzi zakho.
Indlela yesibili yokukhipha i-chlorine isekelwe ukuthi i-chlorine idlulela ngokushesha emkhathini. Ukuveza amanzi emoyeni ovulekile amahora angu-24, futhi kuzoba mahhala nge-chlorine. Ungakwazi ukufeza lokhu ngokushiya ngamabhakede avulekile noma ngokugcwalisa ithangi futhi uvumele isihlungi sisebenze okungenani usuku olulodwa ngaphambi kokufaka inhlanzi.
Abaningi abesikhathi esidala kulo mdlalo wokuzilibazisa khumbula ukuphatha amanzi e-aquarium ngale ndlela. Yasebenza kahle ngoba ngaleso sikhathi ama-chloramine ayengasetshenziselwa ukwelashwa kwamanzi emphakathini.
Umsindo ulula kalula? Akunjalo ngokushesha. Njengoba izitshalo eziningi zamanzi zikamasipala zishintshe kuma-chloramine, ukuphathwa kwamanzi kampompi ekusetshenzisweni kwe-aquarium sekube nzima nakakhulu.
I-chloramine
Ama-chloramine ayinhlanganisela ye-ammonia ene-chlorine. Ngokungafani ne- chlorine eqondile ehlakazeka ngokusheshisa uma ivuleka emoyeni, ama-chloramine ahlala emanzini. Kuhle ukuthi inkampani eyabelwe ukugcina amanzi okuphuza omphakathi ephephile kusuka ekungcoleni njengebhaktheriya. Akusihle kakhulu kulabo abagcina izinhlanzi futhi bafuna ukusebenzisa amanzi ethu okupompo ukugcwalisa i-aquarium.
Okokuqala futhi okubaluleke kakhulu, kusho ukukhohlisa okudala kwamanzi asebekhulile emabhakede avulekile noma esitini esinemifanekiso yokusebenza, ngeke kusasebenza. Ungakwazi ukudala amanzi izinsuku futhi ama-chloramine azobe esekhona. Okwesibili, kusho ukuthi kufanele uqinisekise ukuthi uphatha amanzi ngamakloramine kunokuba nje u-chlorine. Akuwona wonke imikhiqizo yokwelashwa kwamanzi e-aquarium ezokwenza ukuthi i-chloramine ingatholakali. Ngisho nalabo abathi bakwenzayo, abahlali bephumelela ngokugcwele ukwenza lo msebenzi kwenziwe, ngakho khetha ngokucophelela imikhiqizo yakho yokwelashwa kwamanzi.
Ngokuvamile le mikhiqizo isusa ingxenye ye-chlorine bese ivala ingxenye ye-ammonia, ngendlela efanayo ne-Ammo-Lock. Lokhu kuzokwenza amanzi aphephe izinhlanzi zakho, kodwa khumbula ukuthi izivivinyo zakho ze-ammonia kungenzeka ukuthi azilungile. Uma ufuna ukuqapha ngokunembile amazinga akho e- ammonia , uzodinga isitifiketi sokuhlola esingakwazi ukuhlukanisa ngokwehlukile i-NH3 (i-ammonia yamahhala) ne-NH4 + (i-ammonia ehlanganisiwe).
Unayo i-Chlorine noma iCloramine Emanzini Akho?
Indlela ecacile kunazo zonke yokuthola ukuthi yini emanzini wakho okupompo ukubiza inkampani yakho yamanzi bese ubuza ukuthi yini ayisebenzisayo ukuphatha amanzi kamasipala. Ngomthetho, kumele benze ukubunjwa kwamanzi akho atholakale kuwe. Ungahlala uvivinya amanzi akho kampompi wena. Kuwukuhlakanipha ukuhlola amanzi akho noma kunjalo, ngakho kuyindlela enhle yokuya kuyo. Ama-kits wokuhlola atholakalayo abheka i-chlorine kanye nama-chloramine. Noma, umane uvivinya amanzi akho okupompo ukuze u-ammonia. Uma ihlolwa kahle nge-ammonia, cishe ama-chloramine akhona. Khona-ke ungakhetha umkhiqizo ofanele ukwelapha amanzi akho kampompi.
Enye indlela yokudlula zonke izivivinyo bese uphatha amanzi nje ngomkhiqizo ongathobeli kokubili i-chlorine ne-ammonia ukuze uhlanganise zonke izisekelo. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi wenzani, kuwukuhlakanipha ukuqaphela ukuthi yini emithonjeni yakho yamanzi ukuqinisekisa ukuthi iphephile ku-aquarium yakho nasemanzini echibini.