Seachem Prime Vs. Kordon Water Conditioners

[Toby_H]

And yes it only locks up ammonia for 24 hours or so it does not remove it. Same as it does for nitrates and nitrites it says it locks them up temporarily and allows the bio filter to "More easily" get rid of them.

If you search around on Seachem's website, tyou can confirm this yourself.. Prime 'binds' ammonia, nitrite & nitrate in "non toxic' forms for 24~48 hours...

Although they say it, I do not believe the bound ammonia/nitrite/nitrate is any more easily consumed by the bio filtration, I think it is simply not harmful to the fish until it is consumed...

If it is true that Amquel+ gets rid of ammonia, nitrite and/or nitrate, then it is removing substances that are needed as food to sustain a healthy bio filtration. I have not done research on Amquel the way I have Prime, but I have my doubts that it "removes" ammonia/nitrite/nitrate, and suspect is only binds them for a limited amount of time, just like Prime. If I am wrong please feel free to correct me and please supply links to evidence to support the correction.

I started using Prime because it was cheaper... I've kept using Prime for many years because it continues to impress me above and beyond the competition...

 

[Deaths Sting]

i use Hikari Ultimate.

 

[Mr Pleco]

Pond Prime - best bang for the buck!

A 500 mL bottle treats over 10,000 US gallons

Use 1/8 cup (2 tablespoons) for each 600-700 gallons for removing chlorine or chloramine. To detoxify high concentrations of ammonia or nitrite, use 1/4 to 1/2 cup for each 600 gallons. Sulfur odor is normal. For exceptionally high chloramine concentrations, a double dose may be used safely. To detoxify nitrite in an emergency, up to 5 times normal dose may be used. If temperature is > 30 °C (86 °F) and chlorine or ammonia levels are low, use a half dose.

http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/prod/198598/product.web