Which water treatment chemical do you use?

yhbae

yhbae

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I've been using Stress Coat since I didn't know any better and it was the first bottle I saw at Walmart... :D

All of the below appears to do the same:

- NovAqua
- Stress Coat
- AquaSafe (by Tetra)

They all claim to remove chlorine, chloramine and add some protective layer to the fish. The only difference is that Tetra claims that their product also removes ammonia as well. Since breaking down chloromine produces ammonia, this appears to make sense.

I am tempted to buy a bottle of Wardley's Chlorine out (which strictly removes the two chlorine chemicals only), and AquaSafe for ocasional use...

Has anyone used any of these products? Any comments?
 
I used to use AquaSafe, before I realized I didn't need it cause my tap didn't have chlorine :D. It worked really well when I took some guppy fry to the Science Fair though. It also says that it's suppose to help with heavy metals in such, which is a plus IMO :).
 
I use nothing but age my water instead (chlorine only), which is better than all the above. My fish live and breed perfectly well in their own slime coats, they do not need anything artificial added.

If I have to deal with chloramined water, or do emergency changes beyond my aged stock, I use Amquel.
 
RTR and I pretty much share the same methods of water treatment, though I use Prime mainly for treating my tap-water for chloramines, and occasionally use Amquel.
 
How long does it take for chlorine to escape from a bucket of, say, 2g water? This assumes the bucket is left indoor (to equalize temperature during winter) and left alone.

I'm afraid of killing the fishes because of the trace of chlorine remaining in the water...!
 
Originally posted by yhbae


I'm afraid of killing the fishes because of the trace of chlorine remaining in the water...!
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Dont worry about a little bit of chlorine killing your fish. I know of 2 old fish guys who say if you change 20% or less of your water at one time, you dont need to dechlorinate it. They also say the chlorine in the water acts a bit like an antiseptic. They have been in the fish business for about 40 years, I trust what they say (most of it anyway). I dont think I would try it with really touchy fish though. But with fish such as zebra danios, swordtails, tiger barbs etc it is apparently ok. I dont add anything to my water, but then again mine doesnt have chlorine either.
 
I usually just buy whatever is on sale. To be honest, it doesn't really matter to me. I feel okay with whatever brand I use as long as the company is reputable. Currently I am using Prime. I need to buy some water conditioner pretty soon, and I noticed that the 4 litre jug of Big Al's own brand of Stress Coat is on sale. It's manufactured by Aquarium Pharmaceuticals, and it's exactly the same stuff as AP's Stress Coat.

I let water age a few days before I add it to the tank during my weekly water changes.
 
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