Chlorine could affect the plant as noted not fluoride. Water filter, great idea. After a couple hours in an open container the chlorine will dissipate. Actually after bottled water has been opened for three hours or so, starts to develop bacteria at a faster rate. Supposedly most tap water, after the chlorine has dissipated is better than bottled water. This was from a new article several years ago in Ct. Water here is highly chlorinated, you can see the color in a tub. My only problems have been too much moisture, medium, and gnats, not the chlorine.