Prime overdose?

[lorindaleigh]

I actually have a little bottle of betta conditioner that dispenes in drops. Im going to wash that out really good and use that. So its 8 drops per gallon? I'm too much of a worry wart to put unconditioned water into the tank via a python as well. I rather do it gallon by gallon but then again I don't have huge tanks either.

 

[Star_Rider]

Is there a difference between Pond Prime and regular Prime other than bottle/cap size?

is it prime for ponds? or is it a product called Safe?

Safe is Prime less the buffers.. you actually use less of this than prime but I believe it is in granular form.

 

[cellodaisy]

is it prime for ponds? or is it a product called Safe?

Safe is Prime less the buffers.. you actually use less of this than prime but I believe it is in granular form.

I'm talking about Seachem Prime vs. Seachem Pond Prime. I went looking and actually found my own answer. They are the same; the Pond version just has different dosing based on usage (NOT product strength).

This is an old FAQ from Seachem (had to use archive.org to see it), but it explains that they are the same product:

http://web.archive.org/web/20070523092002/http://www.seachem.com/support/FAQs/PondPrime_faq.html.

 

[june2000]

I think you better measure the size of drop from your betta conditioner bottle first.

From the description of the smallest prime bottle,

2 drops per gallon.
http://www.fish.com/itemdy00.asp?T1=710353+100

1 ml for each 10 gallons of water (0.1ml per gallon)
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=4057

I personally measured it before. 0.1ml is somewhere between 2 drops and 3 drops from the smallest prime bottle.
We add 3 drops per each gallon which might be a slight overdose but I believe it is OK.

I actually have a little bottle of betta conditioner that dispenes in drops. Im going to wash that out really good and use that. So its 8 drops per gallon? I'm too much of a worry wart to put unconditioned water into the tank via a python as well. I rather do it gallon by gallon but then again I don't have huge tanks either.

 

[pik01]

i use a childs medeicene syringe to measure my dosage it works great aprx 0.1ml per gallon

i also use oral syringes (no needles). You can get them free at almost any pharmacy. I have ones from Target, Walgreens, Rite Aid, etc. Just ask the person at the pharm dept for an oral syringe that can measure increments of 0.1mL

 

[mel_20_20]

Prime is awesome. It also says on the bottle "To detoxify nitrite in an emergency, up to 5 time normal dose may be used."

Believe me, I have used the emergency dose when I've had nitrite spikes in my 10 gallon tank. My occupants have suffered no ill effects at all.

The emergency dose buys you some time to do a water change. Ammonia and nitrites can be detoxified for up to 24 hours, but then you must do the water changes to get rid of the ammonia and nitrites in your tank.

Prime is a life saver!!