Does it really get rid of that stuff right away? I'm afraid to kill some of my good bacteria by adding it too soon. Right now I'm adding the conditoner and wating at least 30 minutes before adding the water. I would much rather be able to do it instantly, but I want to be 100% sure it wont hurt my tank
Just how "instantly" does water conditioner remove chlorine and chloramines?
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It's pretty instantaneous...especially if you're adding it to the bucket before you fill it with tap water. It mixes better with the tap this way. Many people add it directly to the tank, however...especially people who use the Python water changing system...so basically adding the 'just-treated' water would be perfectly fine.
I regularly change 100 gallons of a 180g Malawi tank in my office. I can't age the water, as I do at home, so I just add Amquel right before refilling the tank. I've been doing this for about 4 or 5 years, and have seen absolutely no problems.
HTH,
Jim
HTH,
Jim
does anyone have any suggestions on which is the better conditioner?
I currently use the TetraAqua brand Aquasafe conditioner when I do my changes, linked here
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=4078&N=2004+112993
but I had some of this stuff
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=4038&N=2004+112993
and as far as bottle labels go, the first would be better but did not know if it made any difference at all or what
I currently use the TetraAqua brand Aquasafe conditioner when I do my changes, linked here
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=4078&N=2004+112993
but I had some of this stuff
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=4038&N=2004+112993
and as far as bottle labels go, the first would be better but did not know if it made any difference at all or what
Prime is the way to go.
http://www.bigalsonline.com/catalog/product.xml?product_id=28315;category_id=2229
That should be enough to last you a lifetime.
http://www.bigalsonline.com/catalog/product.xml?product_id=28315;category_id=2229
That should be enough to last you a lifetime.
Prime is pretty good stuff huh, might have to look into that, it have some sort of a dispenser built into the bottle or a pump or something of that size?
I am a Python user and just squeeze the bottle in when re filling the tanks.
I am a Python user and just squeeze the bottle in when re filling the tanks.