what water conditioner do you use?

[WickedQueen]

I use Amquel / NovAqua (now them have a Amquel 'plus.. what ever that is). Does anyone prefer Prime or anolther conditioner??

 

[FroggyFox]

I use bigal's generic version of Stress Coat.

 

[Nightswimmer]

I use Prime, my fish are very happy with it.

 

[angelmom]

I also use Prime. Little bit goes a long ways. It's great. Cost a little more than Stress Coat but I found I use less of it.

 

[davidmold]

I use AquaSafe, it seems to be just fine.

 

[homebunnyj]

I use AquaSafe too. It works fine, but I've been wondering lately if there's a more economical choice... as in, one that goes farther (use less). It seems that with as many tanks as I have up, I buy AquaSafe a bit more often than I like. I dunno, maybe cost-wise, they all work out about the same. Any opinions based on personal experience as to whether some water conditioners are more economical than others? Maybe I should try to find larger quantities online. (just kind of thinking out loud now)

 

[CAPSLOCK]

I use Wardleys, and something else too (depends if I'm home or at college).

 

[Etheostoma]

Sodium thiosulfate (mix my own start right), selenite, and natural sea-salt. I've got a vial of copper sulfate crystals for the occasional bout with any generic problem like ich, lip fungus, or fin rot. Haven't had to break into it for two years or more.

Mostly I just use the homemade start right during water changes. Generally I don't have any problems once I've got a tank established.

 

[FroggyFox]

Maybe I should try to find larger quantities online. (just kind of thinking out loud now)

I just got a big bottle from bigals, think its a 1/2 gallon? If you're willing to pay a little extra up front I'm sure you'd get a much better deal getting a larger amount online. I actually re-use the little stress coat bottles over and over again from the big bottle.

 

[UP UP AND GUPPY]

I use AquaSafe.

 

[dogdoc]

Prime, I like it a lot, and my fish do too.

 

[Smalltank3]

AquaSafe. I used prime before but AquaSafe was cheaper.

 

[straitjacket]

Amquel+
I started out using Amquel and started using Am+ once I realized our water supply had added chloramine.
What's the advantage of using Prime over Am+?

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

some kind in a yellow bottle. i think its by tetra aqua... or something like that, its the only kind i can ever find at walmart, or petsmart.

 

[Stevie]

I use API stress coat and stress zyme. One of my lfs uses it too. I seems to do the trick.

 

[TheFighterFish]

I use both Amquel and Seachem Prime. I condition the water first with Amquel, let it sit there, and then pour it in. Afterwards, I put in some Prime (for the slime coat).

Is there anything wrong with this?

 

[rohnds]

None, since nothing is equivalent to an acutal change of water.

Rohn

 

[rohnds]

These simply doesn't work as indicated by the manufacturers. If they did, then water changes are not necessary.
If you could chemically show me how these products remove NH3, NH4 or NO3, I would gladly use them. But I refuse to accept the fact these product such as Amquel or Seachem Prime as a magical element.

Rohn

 

[megskee333]

The water conditioning chemicals arent supposed to remove ammonia and other wastes. They are made to get rid of chlorine and other things that are naturally, (or artificially) in the water that are harmful to the fish to begin with.

 

[rohnds]

Can you prove that these chemicals remove Cl2. FYI: If let the water stand for about 48hrs the dissolved Cl2 will dissipate regardless whether you add these products or not.

I have cut pasted statemnt about Amquel

One of the best and most effective detoxifiers. Use 1 teaspoon per 10 gallons of water to eliminate deadly chlorine or chloramines and detoxify harmful ammonia. Great for water changes, crowded aquariums, during a saltwater mix, or to reduce or remove medication dyes. For fresh or saltwater, 16 oz treats 960 gallons.

Now can you tell me exactly how it detoxify NH3. NH3 is converted to what, more NO2 or NH4 or what. Show me proof not just a statement. The above is statement from Amquel but doesn’t show me how it is done. Unless it magical, ,they should be able to show us using a empirical chemical formula otherwise it is just baseless statement.

Rohn