That comment on Prime is absolutely false. Have you tested this for yourself luminomics? If not, perhaps you should. Locking ammonia into the ammonium ion form as Prime does has no significant effect on its availability to bacteria. Try it for yourself. Another aquarium myth is trying to be born here - unless you can back it up with data, do not pass this misinformation on.
Aquasafe and ammonia
- Thread starter NotGumbel
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Chloramine is chlorine bond to ammonia (or some ion of the two anyhow) most products neutralize the chlorine portion but leave the free ammonia in the water. In the case of Prime (and I think amquel plus) that ammonia is bound into ammonium which is then relatively harmeless to fish. And just to reiterate what RTR has said, ammonium is still available for your bio-filter to consume so it has no ill effects on your bacteria.
Dave
Roan Art said:
1004, which means Oct 2004 ... I bought the freakin' thing in spring 2005
Wish info like this was on the outside of the box. But I'll never buy another test kit without opening the box to find out this info. Thanks much!
Bryant
I actually have tested it i had two ammonia spikes within a month of changing to prime i changed from prime and it hasnt happened sense you may be right but to me it sounded like the the bacteria starved.RTR said:
I don't *know* for sure if your kit is good or not. Contact Aquarium Pharm and see what they say. Mine was expired too and I had my water tested at my LFS and they got the same readings, so it seems okay. Dunno. Tomorrow it could be wrongNotGumbel said:1004, which means Oct 2004 ... I bought the freakin' thing in spring 2005
Wish info like this was on the outside of the box. But I'll never buy another test kit without opening the box to find out this info. Thanks much!
Bryant
I just bought a Red Sea Deluxe kit that expires this March. I've got 4 months to use up all those tests.
Roan
