Best way to use Safe water treatment

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winston.smith

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Im just using Safe water treatment for the first time and Im a little confused.

If you're treating 50g of water and you need 1 tsp for every 5g,
Do you treat just for the new 25% chlorinated water going in or do you treat for the whole amount that will be in the tank when u'r finsihed?

and:

I imagine you remove the amount of water you're going to change from the tank (25%) first, then treat the remaining tank water as if that 25% were still present, then put back the the fresh water from the tap?


This seems to be the logical way to do it -just wanna be sure. Treating the water in buckets prior to pouring them into the tank is not an option.

*Most petshops do not treat their water.
I didnt for years, with no adverse health effects, that I could see anyway. I kept Tanganyikan and Malawi cichlids but always w/a low bioload -so small water changes. But now keeping much bigger fish, in a smaller tank and having done some independent research (and reading posts by people like JD, on this forum, tx) , I realize have to start because it is toxic to fish and in enough concentration, damages their gills and body slime, etc.
 
I assume you are talking about Seachem Safe?! Just treat for the amount that you are changing. And yes remove the water add the conditioner and then refill if that how you wanna do it. I would double check your calculations.....I use safe as well and use 1/4 tsp for every 50g.
 
I think it depends on how ur changing water. I use Prime and if premixing then treat for the amount of water you are changing.

If adding tap water directly to the tank, then treat for the volume of water of the tank.

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I use Safe... I DOSE TO TANK VOLUME+.. right before adding water via garden hose...as far as I can tell it works fine
 
I assume you are talking about Seachem Safe?! Just treat for the amount that you are changing. And yes remove the water add the conditioner and then refill if that how you wanna do it. I would double check your calculations.....I use safe as well and use 1/4 tsp for every 50g.


Thank you.
Yeah, I had just scanned the instructions prior to making that post. (5g I read as five gallons instead of the 5 grams (one heaping tsp) it actually denotes)
It is Seachem.
That's awesome. So basically just a quarter of teaspoon in the 55g,, every time I do a water change.
 
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