Prime

[Cheeser]

does anyone use this stuff?
"Prime"
ive used it for years i dont know if i actually need to.
it says to use when adding water. do i need to if im using ro water?
also it says when adding new fish. to lower ammonia and to lower nitrites.
it seems like i go through alot of it sometimes.
what about stress coat? or stress zyme? there pretty much all the same right?
what do u guys n gals think?

 

[wontonflip]

It helps neutralize the chlorine and chloramine, but I never use it....if you're using RODI, it already removes the chlorine for you anyway. Plus it might affect your skimmer's ability to remove waste.

 

[little_fish]

+1 Wonton

No need to add those other additives either, they dont work very well in our tanks.

 

[Cheeser]

ok cool ill just save my money.

 

[d2mini]

Nope.

But I do love my Prime membership on amazon. :D

 

[motorcyclereefer]

I liked my free trial Prime membership on Amazon!

 

[x19]

I keep a small bottle of prime on hand in case of an emergency. It neutralizes ammonia. Have never needed to use it.

 

[motorcyclereefer]

I always tried staying away from prime. If I remember correctly it always messed up the skimmer for a few days?

 

[Cheeser]

crazy...what about stress coat? it says it helps fish regenerate natural slime coat.
is there anything that might help calm down a new arrival when acclimating?

 

[little_fish]

You can turn the lights off right away, that is what I usually do. And when you add that stress coat stuff to the water it usually ends up screwing with the skimmer and I cant see how that stuff is going to be good for your corals. A healthy fish will have a good slime coat already, and if an unhealthy fish is put into an environment where he wouldnt regenerate his slime coat naturally, then I cant imagine how adding some stuff to the water will make him so do. Different fish produce different types of slime coat, some have a lot, some have very little. Finally, having an excess of slime coat actually be detrimental to your fish because it makes it harder for their gills to work correctly.