Aquarium chemical conditioners

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Aimara
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Does anyone know of many aquarium water conditioners?
Im interested in the names of various chemicals used to remove ammonia/nitrogen particles/clear murky water

These are to kill algae

Im interested in chemicals that remove nitrogen/ammonia compounds and kinds that make water more clear if anyone know the names of them
 

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A mature and healthy aquarium should not need any chemicals whatsoever to achieve what you want. Adding chemicals willy nilly to your tank is not good. There is a high risk of you upsetting the fine eco balance going on in there. And in any case, most of these off the shelf products are short term band aids. Quick fixes, and in truth, most don't work anyway.

The only chemical needed really is chlorine detoxifier when changing out water, and if I had means of aging and storing hundreds of gallons of water at a time, I wouldn't even use that!

Chemicals are seldom the answer to minor problems going on in a fish tank.
 

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Ammonia and nitrogen compounds are normally invisible, what makes you think murky or particulate are from those compounds?
This is why we need test kits, or strips, because just looking at tank water gives us little detail.
The kits or strips that change colors indicate what the extent of our problems are.
I often test natural waters that are murky, turbid or kaden with particulate, and find nitrate and ammonia 0 ppm.
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Remove toxic ammonia - ammonia resins or ammonia chips
Remove nitrates - nitrates resins
Remove particulates - filters with micron cartridges or diatomaceous earth filters (like the good old Vortex filters)

There aren't any liquid chemicals that remove the above.
 

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Water conditioners are intended to make new tap water livable for fish. They aren't designed to make polluted bacteria-laden old water new again. That's what aquarium maintenance and water changes are meant to do.
 
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