"slime coat" products
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I'm not sure about all of them, but I know some use aloe vera and allantoin. I don't think they are great for use in water conditioners, I'd say stick with Prime, but definitely helpful for transporting fish or in lieu of, or in conjunction with, Melafix for sores, scrapes, etc.
It's a good question, but like so many other things in this industry, will likely remain a mystery. I'd make a joke about who has the biggest slime coat, but I'm walking on thin ice.
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For a more scientific answer, might want to write API, Jungle, Kordon, etc. and see what they say collectively.
I've read (but can't remember where) that "slime coat promoters" are slightly irritating causing fish to produce more. Healthy fish don't need help so I stay away from aloe etc.
one vote for "marketing gimmick". although i used to use it all the time myself. I never use it anymore.
It says right on my Prime bottle that it "provides slime coat"
As for what is in it, other than sodium thiosulfate, I have no idea. Seachem doesn't release the ingredients other than saying it is a "proprietary aqueous solution of complexed hydrosulfite salts." API's Stress Coat contains aloe according to its MSDS. Kordon doesn't seem to release anything about what is in NovAqua+ although they do describe the ingredient as "organic polymers"...very specific
It says right on my Prime bottle that it "provides slime coat"
It does? Oopsie
It's been a while...since I have had well water for a few years with no chlorine, I don't use water conditioners any longer
I guess I was just thinking that since it wasn't "slimy" like Stress Coat, it was just plain Jane dechlorinator!