Tap water conditioner

[Milpool]

I was wondering which is better to use to condition water during water changes.
API's Stress Coat+ or Prime?
I've been using the Stress Coat+ for years without any complaints but heard good things about Prime.
What do you use?

 

[kitnerjr]

prime all the way

 

[Calamity]

Prime

 

[Milpool]

So WHY is Prime the conditioner of choice? What makes it better?

 

[cichlid_king]

Prime for me aswell. It is what all my LFS use and all of my friends use it too. I have used it from the beginning of my fish keeping days and I have never had any problems with it and it has always done its job very well.

 

[CarterRH]

Prime

 

[Jer]

Related question for those who use Prime: Do you do drain your 50% (or whatever amount you do water changes) and then add the prime to the remaining water n the tank then top off the tank with tap water again? I'm getting tired of the bucket brigade for a 75gal tank and my tank is in the dining room adjacent to the kitchen so being able to vacuum and fill both using the sink (near a sliding glass door so I can drain to the back yard in the summer time) sure would make my life easier.

 

[Chizzle]

I add the prime straight to the water in the tank, then add in the tap water. I used to add water to a 32 gallon trashcan first, then treat it with prime and wait half an hour then add it in manually, boy what a waste of time that was.

 

[Jer]

I add the prime straight to the water in the tank, then add in the tap water. I used to add water to a 32 gallon trashcan first, then treat it with prime and wait half an hour then add it in manually, boy what a waste of time that was.

Thanks for the quick reply. Considering changing up the way I do water changes and the options are tap water w/Prime (we are luck to have good water w/only chlorine to worry about) or running a carbon block filter water supply line near the tank to fill with. Of course the draining method will remain the same no matter which refill method I choose.

 

[Jc1119]

Safe. Powdered version of prime. Very cost effective