Aquatic water treatments

[Inglorious]

I have a kilo of SeaChem Safe, which I use to treat and dechlorinate the water used in my aquariums(fishkeeping is another of my hobbies). Does anyone know if this can be used to treat the water I use for brewing as well to eliminate chlorine and chloramine or could there be unforeseen consequences affecting flavors and fermentation?

 

[ajdelange]

Tell me what's in it and I might be able to make a comment or 2.

 

[Inglorious]

The bottle doesn't specify what's in it and neither does their website, but everything I can find is that it's sodium thiosulfate based. I don't know if there is anything else added that is propitiatory though, and I haven't contacted seachem directly yet since I'm sure their response will be that their products are not FDA approved so they can't recommend them for non-aquaria usage.

 

[ajdelange]

Well the sodium thiosulfate will reduce chloramine (and chlorine) so no question there. If this product is intended to set up tap water as a marine environment I'd guess there would be carbonates, sulfates, chlorides, bromides, and iodides in it. But who knows how much of what if any of those?

 

[Inglorious]

From my understanding it's used to neutralize anything undesirable in a salt or freshwater aquarium, and is used by many hobbyists for sensitive pets such as stingrays, discus, and corals. Never had any issues using it in my tanks. I just didn't know if anyone knew of any secondary additives that could affect my brewing success. I would rather buy a specific brewing treatment than risk ruining a batch through improper additives.