question about water conditioners

[RockabillyChick]

i use the cheapest stuff they have at walmart. Wardleys. doesn't treat ammonia, but my biofilter gets rid of ammonia from Chloramines in about an hour.

 

[MidnightPyro]

Prime
I love Seachem products.

 

[DeputyChiefJR]

do you guys use cycle as well?

 

[RTR]

Joke? You need a smiley after that question.

 

[DeputyChiefJR]

Not a joke but laugh all you want

 

[awesum]

Amquel can have some negative effects in soft water - which is why they had to come up with variation on the theme. Prime is simpler and cheaper and no pronlems have been reported, so I no longer suggest Amquel for general advice/use.

What negative effects of Amquel to soft water are there? i've used Amquel for 5 years with PH at 6.4 (maybe lower, my test kit won't read anything that low), and no problem. i have a 240 gallon with 4 silver aros, 1 black, 1 rtg, 2 green severums, 1 gold severum, 2 uarus, 1 blood parrot, 1 juruense catfish.

 

[carpguy]

do you guys use cycle as well?

There's not much faith held in Cycle around here. The general consensus seems to be that its snakeoil.

Biospira has a good reputation.

 

[DeputyChiefJR]

gotcha

 

[mikesoverhere]

Use

Big Al's Multi-purpose water condioner has fish slim and dechlorinates the water.Works for me.

 

[RTR]

The original Amquel can cause pH crash with low-KH water.