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I was changing the water in my tank today and forgot to use conditioner on the water i just put in.

I put alot of the conditioner inside the tank but i don't wanna take any chances.

Thanks for your help

If you forget to put in conditioner, the water won't hurt your turtle. You can just leave your turt in the water and add the conditioner later. Conditioner is good - chlorine in the water (which conditioner neutralizes) can cause mild eye irritation to a turtle, and good conditioners contain other things such as ammonia neutralizers that are beneficial. However, lack of conditioner won't hurt a turtle.

If there are also fish in the tank, the chlorine in unconditioned water could kill them, however. Fish aren't like turtles - they breath the water and are a lot more sensitive to chemicals than turtles.

When you said you put a lot of the conditioner inside the tank, do you mean you put the conditioner in after you filled the tank with water? When you say you put in a lot of conditioner, did you put more than the directions on the box call for? Be sure and only put in as much conditioner as the box specifies - too much conditioner can irritate turtle eyes.

Yes, i Put the condition in after i added the new water.

I put alot, but not an eccentric amount.

Thanks for your help.

spotsmama's right. it would not really hurt the turt, but could hurt the fishes (if you have some) in the tank. i have to put some conditioner in the tank before i put everything back inside.

i just finished cleaning my tank 10 minutes ago (my shirt's still wet and everything...). and i almost forgot to put the conditioner in the water... good thing i saw this post. heh heh heh... thanks for reminding...

hahah glad i could help you indirectly...