Can you add too much water conditioner??

[12 Volt Man]

It seems to me that being the other 120 is already treated it wouldn't matter

correct. there is no need to add conditioner for the old water in your tank. just the new chlorinated water going in.

now, Prime is a bit different, because it is supposed to neutralize ammonia and nitrites, so if you had a spike in your tank, THEN you have a good reason to dose for the whole tank.

but once your tank is cycled properly there should never be either of these spikes..

I don't use Prime (yes I am in the minority) because every thread I see about it says it makes your fishroom smell like a giant fart after dosing.

and I don't even want to go there.

I use Aqua Plus (a Hagen product). been using it for about the last 10 years.

before that I used to use the Wardley's plain dechlor..

 

[DemonShark]

I used aquasafe for 3 years before switching to prime. I cant tell a difference between them, but prime is cheaper and easier to use so I stick with it.
No complaints, and the smell is only bad if you're fishroom smells bad to begin with.

 

[crisper]

As long as your not spilling it every where it won't stink up your house.

 

[RD.]

Can you overdose with Prime, yes, some species of fish can handle an overdose better than others.

correct. there is no need to add conditioner for the old water in your tank. just the new chlorinated water going in.

Not necessarily. A lot of people make a lot of assumptions in discussions such as this one.

There is no single definitive answer to any of these questions, each individual situation can vary depending on any number of given variables.

When adding chloramine treated water directly from the tap, and dealing with certain species of fish that are known to be overly sensitive to ammonia, or young fry/juvies of some species, it might be prudent to treat for the entire tank volume, and not just for the amount of new water being added to the tank.

Depending on the species (and perhaps size/age of the fish), the volume of water being added, the overall water circulation in the tank, the temp of the tank water, and even the pH, may determine what is safe for the fish, and/or what might be causing the tank inhabitants immediate, or long term stress.

What might be considered safe for an adult Oscar, might not be overly safe for a 2 day old Discus, or a marine invertebrate.

Please see the link below for more info, including the response to these questions from Dr. Greg Morin, the President/CEO of Seachem.


http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=309623


BTW - 3 capfuls of Prime added to 130 gallon tank will not cause any harm to your fish.



HTH

 

[bud]

I use prime and do 50% to 70% water changes and just add enough for the water I take out only.After I'm done with the water change straight to the tank with no problems even in my fry tanks.It does have a smell at first but not for long and when you change as much water as I do its a great product

 

[GermanRam]

Prime is 100% cheaper in the long run meaning by the time you get to the end of the bottle compared to aqua safe I used aqua safe for 5 years and just switched to prime. With prime you use two drops from a medicine dropper per gallon.

I could not agree more. Prime will save you a lot of cash in the long run. Switched three years ago and I never looked back.

 

[bud]

I use prime and do 50% to 70% water changes and just add enough for the water I take out only.After I'm done with the water change straight to the tank with no problems even in my fry tanks.It does have a smell at first but not for long and when you change as much water as I do its a great product

I do only have big healthy CA cichlids though

 

[RD.]

Seachem Safe is FAR more cost effective than Prime, see the link I posted in my previous comment, then do your own math.

If you only have chlorine to contend with, bulk sodium thiosulfate is 1000 times more cost effective than Seachem Prime, or Safe.

 

[yeroc1982]

As long as your not spilling it every where it won't stink up your house.

Exactly, ...My 130g is in my dining room, and im in an apartment. I can never smell the Prime after using it in my tank, and its the center of everything in my place!

 

[boldtogether]

Do you know everything that is in your water at all times and do you have test kits for each one? ItS better to be safe then sorry!

Agreed. Safe IS better than sorry. I, however, do not subscribe to the notion that my fish are delicate little waifs that could die at any moment the second a stray CL2 molecule floats by them. Fish have immune systems and are a lot hardier than manufacturers of water chemicals would have us believe. They play on the fact that we want the best for our fish and alot of times we are willing to pay for "the best" and in the long and short of it, common sense takes a back seat. IMO...keep your dirty hands out of the aquarium and just change your water.