Don't get me wrong, I love Bigalsonline but Seachem Prime is a far better value compared to Big Als Water Conditioner.
Example:
(Pricing is quoted from bigalsonline.com 02/19/2008)
Seachem Prime- 500 ml Our Price: $10.99
Treats 5000 gallons.
Big Al's Multi-Purpose Water Conditioner- 64OZ.Our Price: $14.99Discount: -$2.00 (Save 13%) Sale Price:$12.99
Treats 2000 gallons
You can treat 5000 gallons for $10.99 with Prime but pay $12.99 to treat 2000 gallons with Big Al's conditioner.
Big Al's Conditioner would cost 2.5 times as much to treat equal amount of water.
$12.99 x 2.5= $32.48
For $29.99 you can buy the two liter bottle of Prime which will treat 20,000 gallons. BigAl's would now cost $2.50 more than Prime to treat only 5000 gallons. See what I mean? And the saving is greater the larger the size. A 4 liter jug of Prime is their best value.
In conclusion, Big Al's Water conditioner will cost more money but at least it's an inferior product.
Example:
(Pricing is quoted from bigalsonline.com 02/19/2008)
Seachem Prime- 500 ml Our Price: $10.99
Treats 5000 gallons.
Big Al's Multi-Purpose Water Conditioner- 64OZ.Our Price: $14.99Discount: -$2.00 (Save 13%) Sale Price:$12.99
Treats 2000 gallons
You can treat 5000 gallons for $10.99 with Prime but pay $12.99 to treat 2000 gallons with Big Al's conditioner.
Big Al's Conditioner would cost 2.5 times as much to treat equal amount of water.
$12.99 x 2.5= $32.48
For $29.99 you can buy the two liter bottle of Prime which will treat 20,000 gallons. BigAl's would now cost $2.50 more than Prime to treat only 5000 gallons. See what I mean? And the saving is greater the larger the size. A 4 liter jug of Prime is their best value.
In conclusion, Big Al's Water conditioner will cost more money but at least it's an inferior product.