amquel+ or prime

[mgarrido]

amquel+ or prime

City Pets can order this for you locally or kensfish has the best price online.

[mistahoo]

Sweet! I think I'll try some next time I go buy dechlorinator. Do you know of a place to get a good deal on it?

[mgarrido]

amquel+ or prime

How's it going for you? I was thinking of using safe as well because I've been doing large water changes every 2-3 days and Safe would be more cost efficient. I usually buy a gallon of amquel+ and it lasts about two months or so. I tend to use half a dose because I run the water through a carbon bottle.

It works perfect for me and have been using safe for the last 2-3 years. I also run the water trough a carbon bottle but don't want troubles with chloramines poisoning my fish. I use the recommended dose (1tsp per 200gl). That thing last forever

[mistahoo]

Both are good and proven dechlorinators. I'm using safe (powder version of prime) due the amount of my weekly w/c.

How's it going for you? I was thinking of using safe as well because I've been doing large water changes every 2-3 days and Safe would be more cost efficient. I usually buy a gallon of amquel+ and it lasts about two months or so. I tend to use half a dose because I run the water through a carbon bottle.

[mgarrido]

amquel+ or prime

Both are good and proven dechlorinators. I'm using safe (powder version of prime) due the amount of my weekly w/c.

[mistahoo]

Prime, It costs a couple bucks more, but one bottle lasts 5 times as long. I do keep a bottle of amquel handy for emergencies though. Amquel seems a bit more touchy with reducing oxygen in the tank too. I had to be careful how high I had the water level when I used the stuff.

Dunno about that. I used to drain the tank about 95% and then refill and I would add AmQuel+ at the 10% mark. I didn't have any problem.

[Andrew_B]

Prime, It costs a couple bucks more, but one bottle lasts 5 times as long. I do keep a bottle of amquel handy for emergencies though. Amquel seems a bit more touchy with reducing oxygen in the tank too. I had to be careful how high I had the water level when I used the stuff.

[mistahoo]

Nah in talking about professionally test it. Before and after the 2 products. I think I posted one up where they tested all the dechlorinate and they said prime removed the most chemical out the water.

This wasn't a test, but they labeled what they claim to do side by side.

http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/rev-cond.htm

[cu0ngsayz]

Nah in talking about professionally test it. Before and after the 2 products. I think I posted one up where they tested all the dechlorinate and they said prime removed the most chemical out the water.

[mistahoo]

Dechlorinators use sodium thiosulfate to remove the choramine, hence the sulfer smell. The more concentrated the dechlorinator (like Prime), the stronger the smell. Amquel uses Sodium hydroxymethanesulfonate ... so there is still sulfer in there.

Yup. They all stink!

[mistahoo]

I think there's always gonna be a debate about this but it's all personal opinion till its tested side by side.

+1

Ask Sunken, he's tried Prime and AmQuel+. He likes the latter better. I always started with AmQuel+ because of EK. Never had a problem with it.

[BikerHausTX]

Dechlorinators use sodium thiosulfate to remove the choramine, hence the sulfer smell. The more concentrated the dechlorinator (like Prime), the stronger the smell. Amquel uses Sodium hydroxymethanesulfonate ... so there is still sulfer in there.

[cu0ngsayz]

I think there's always gonna be a debate about this but it's all personal opinion till its tested side by side.

[mistahoo]

I dont really like amquel It smells terrible... I spilled it once and couldnt get rid of the smell

Prime is foul smelling as well... I got some on my hand and the smell wouldn't go away! It smells like very strong sulfur. IMO AmQuel+ doesn't smell as bad, but it does have an odor. I think all of them have an odor though...

[mistahoo]

I like amquel+ Plus.

It is cheaper than prime and In my opinion it works better.

+1

Kordon's AmQuel+ does wonders! I've seen this question pop up often, but I'm sticking to AmQuel+ until I'm done with the hobby.