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Prime
From The Aquarium Wiki
Prime is the commercial water conditioner made by Seachem.
This is a high quality liquid product that is highly respected by aquarist hobbyists throughout the World.
By adding it to your aquarium water you can instantly remove chlorine, chloramine and renders the released ammonia nontoxic for 24 hours. It also detoxifies nitrite and nitrate so that they too have no ill effect on the aquatic animals in your tank.
It also detoxifies any heavy metals that may be present in your tap water.
Available in different sizes bottles, 5ml of this liquid per 200L (52.8 US G.) can remove 0.8 mg/L ammonia, 1.2 mg/L chloramine, or 3.3 mg/L chlorine. Or putting it another way, 1ml can detoxify a 40L (10.6 US G.) tank of the above levels.
- Seachem claims it is the highest concentrated water conditioner on the market.[1]
- Seachem claim it doesn't significantly reduce oxygen in the water unless, seriously overdosed or there is no nitrogen compounds to remove.[2]
- Seachem claim that by using five times the normal dosage it will remove Nitrate.[3]
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[edit] Use
Aquarists can use this daily in conjunction with a bacteria starter product like Stability, BIO-Spira or Safestart to instantly make up a new aquarium safely within 24 hours and cause no harm to the animals with a typical cycling time of 5 days or less.
[edit] Availability
This product is usually found in the better range of aquarium and pet shops in USA and Europe. It is widely available online.
[edit] References
- ↑ "Prime® is the most concentrated dechlorinator on the market"
- ↑ Over-dosing Prime reduces oxygen? - Official reply by Gmerice Lafayette-Research Manager of Seachem
- ↑ Prime Dosage for Nitrate Removal
