Amquel+ vs. Prime

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hitman12131976

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AmQuel+
  • AmQuel+ is nontoxic and saves on the need for as many water changes
  • AmQuel+ removes/detoxifies all of the kinds of toxic nitrogen compounds in the water
  • AmQuel+ removes/detoxifies all forms of chloramines/ammonia/ammonium/nitrites/nitrates from the water
  • AmQuel+ stability and reliability reduces the need for water quality tests of ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate
  • AmQuel+ removes/detoxifies toxic pheromones from the water
  • AmQuel+ does not affect the water's pH (acidity/alkalinity)
  • AmQuel+ does not interfere with the beneficial nitrifying bacteria or their food sources
  • AmQuel+ does not interfere with the beneficial sludge-removing bacteria or their food sources
PRIME
  • [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Prime™ removes chlorine, chloramine and ammonia.
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  • [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Prime™ converts ammonia into a safe, non-toxic form that is readily removed by the tank’s biofilter.
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  • [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Prime™ may be used during tank cycling to alleviate ammonia/nitrite toxicity.
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  • [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Prime™ detoxifies nitrite and nitrate, allowing the biofilter to more efficiently remove them.
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  • [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]It will also detoxify any heavy metals found in the tap water at typical concentration levels.[/FONT]
  • [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Prime™ also promotes the production and regeneration of the natural slime coat.[/FONT]
  • [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Prime™ is non-acidic and will not impact pH.
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  • [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Prime™ will not overactivate skimmers.
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  • [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Use at start-up and whenever adding or replacing water.[/FONT]
Which is better? They seem similar to me. Any plus or minuses towards one or the other? I hear the PRIME is basically a water conditioner, where you just add this to the water when you do a water change; of course it also has other benefits. Is AmQuel+ the same?

I currently have AmQuel+ by Kordon (Novalek) that I use whenever I see that Ammonia may be present, which isn't occurring often at all. I use AquaSafe w/BioExtract by Tetra as a water conditioner and EasyBalance w/Nitraban by Tetra for further conditioning. When I do a water change, I put both the AquaSafe and EasyBalance into the water to treat it. Should I just stop the addingo of both of these and just use Prime? or AmQuel+?
 

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not sure about amquel, but a little tiny bit of prime goes a LONG way... IE. 1 drop per gallon, est. that makes it quite economical.
 

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I know AmQuel+ uses 1 Teaspoon per 10 gallons, so Prime would only need 1 mL compared to AmQuel+'s 5mL. I also note that AmQuel+ doesn't treat chlorine in the water, just chloramine.
 

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I know AmQuel+ uses 1 Teaspoon per 10 gallons, so Prime would only need 1 mL compared to AmQuel+'s 5mL. I also note that AmQuel+ doesn't treat chlorine in the water, just chloramine.

Amquel+ DOES treat chlorine in the water. What would give you the impression that it doesnt?
 

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I'm not a chemist, but the AmQuel+ product says it detoxifies chloramine but doesn't specifically state chlorine, like PRIME does. PRIME mentions both. Unless treating chloramine implies that it also treats chlorine. I'm not sure, like I said, I'm no chemist. I own AmQuel+, but I don't use it anymore. Should I be using it during water changes?
 

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All of the newer water conditioners treats chlorine and chloramine and are effective at doing it. The big difference with Prime compared to Amquel is the concentration, a little bit of Prime will treat more water than a similar amount of other water conditioners.

I use both, Amquel for my small tanks and Prime for my bigger ones. I'm lazy and just use the caps for measurement, a capful of Amquel is enough for a 10-20g tank but a capful of Prime would be overkill.

Oh yeah, all the other "water conditioners" like NovaQua and Easy Balance I don't use, if it's not for treating chlorine or chloramine then it isn't needed.
 

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what ever floats your boat. i use prime only now.

No other chemicals, treatments, or anything? I know AmQuel+ is supposed to be used with NovAqua (it's sister chemical that conditions the water) which is why I think Prime is still better as one bottle of Prime does what two bottles have to do. Once my water conditioner is done, I'm gonna get me some Prime.
 
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