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iamsquatty

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just bought prime instead of using the tetra brand dechlorinator, because ive heard alot of people praising prime on here. here is my question. the directions say to use a capful for every 50 gallons....only problem is, i take the water out in 2 gallon buckets at a time (havent been able to invest in a python thing yet). i would rather treat the water before putting it in the tank instead of putting the prime in the tank and filling it up with the fresh water. how would i go about measuring out how much i would need for only 2 gallons at a time? would it only be a few drops? thats the best calculation i could come up with, considering one capful of prime (the big bottle) equals just over a teaspoon, and that treats 50 gallons.

thanks!
 
ooh, 2 gallons would not require much Prime at all. Perhaps you could dose with a mini-syringe, but that would require one less than 1 cc in capacity. Hard to come by, unless you're a diabetic :D

Other than that, perhaps you could mix up a dilute solution of Prime. E.g. if you mixed 1 part Prime with 3 parts clean (dechlorinated) water, that would allow you to use 4x the volume as per the instructions. If you need help with the math, let me know. I AM teaching statistics this semester :)
 
I believe most people treat for the tank size they are changing water on, not the amount of water change they are doing. Approximate the amount needed for the tank size you have, mix it with a quart of water and add some to each bucket you put back in.

Or do it like I do, just add the total amount needed to the tank and start your refill.
 
rbishop said:
I believe most people treat for the tank size they are changing water on, not the amount of water change they are doing. Approximate the amount needed for the tank size you have, mix it with a quart of water and add some to each bucket you put back in.

Or do it like I do, just add the total amount needed to the tank and start your refill.
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You only have to add enough to remove toxins from the water you are adding using more than that is completely unecessary.
 
unecessary...yes, harmful no.
 
In fact, their directions recommend if adding directly to the aquarium, add for the volume of the tank....


DIRECTIONS: Use 1 capful (5 mL) for each 200 L (50 gallons*) of new water. For smaller doses, please note each cap thread is approx. 1 mL). This dose removes approximately 0.6 mg/L ammonia, 3 mg/L chloramine, or 4 mg/L chlorine. May be added to aquarium directly, but better if added to new water first. If adding directly to aquarium, base dose on aquarium volume. Sulfur odor is normal. For exceptionally high chloramine concentrations, a double dose may be used safely. To detoxify nitrite in an emergency, up to 5 times normal dose may be used. If temperature is > 30 °C (86 °F) and chlorine or ammonia levels are low, use a half dose.
 
rbishop said:
In fact, their directions recommend if adding directly to the aquarium, add for the volume of the tank....


DIRECTIONS: Use 1 capful (5 mL) for each 200 L (50 gallons*) of new water. For smaller doses, please note each cap thread is approx. 1 mL). This dose removes approximately 0.6 mg/L ammonia, 3 mg/L chloramine, or 4 mg/L chlorine. May be added to aquarium directly, but better if added to new water first. If adding directly to aquarium, base dose on aquarium volume. Sulfur odor is normal. For exceptionally high chloramine concentrations, a double dose may be used safely. To detoxify nitrite in an emergency, up to 5 times normal dose may be used. If temperature is > 30 °C (86 °F) and chlorine or ammonia levels are low, use a half dose.
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Hmmm...sound to me like they want to sell more.
 
Or they may be of the belief that the higher concentration will be more effective at doing it's job on a complete batch add vice the reaction time in small incremental doses and add by buckets where some time lapse is involved.
 
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