It locks the ammonia for safty up to 48 hours till you can change the water , for sadty of fish . It doesnt make it poof gone . So it does help for those who habe jobs and cant that day change water to lower the ammonia uptick
First of all thank you. Your tanks are beautiful. My problem. The last time we changed water ( same way every time) our fish died. Too much nitrates because the tester API vile was purple. Still is, but I keep added a little bit of the prime you showed and the purple has been getting lighter over the last 4 day's. Still have 2 pleco's in tank. They are fine. I think. Should we just start our 20 gallon over? We haven't ever in 4 year's. How I wish you were here, but finally I found you! Help? Keep adding the Prime or drain it all? Thank you in advance!
Wouldn't it kill all the beneficial bacterias in few second since you adding it later? Wouldn't it better to add into the tank first or separated container and water then add them to the tank?
If adding tap directly into the tank, as demonstrated in this video, then yes. Personally, as soon as I've removed whatever percentage I've chosen to, I then add the prime. Do everything you need to, vacuum, filter clean, etc. Suck the water down, add the chemicals. The fish will be fine. Then add water back in to the tank. But before adding water back into tank, make sure to account for the serving size of chemicals needed for total volume of water being held in the tank, being that it's a direct tank fill and not a premix outside of tank before add..
@@DarikStone "as soon as I've removed whatever percentage I've chosen to, I then add the prime. " why do you add prime before adding new water...and u added that prime then you do vacuum(shouldn't you do before sucking out old water?) and filter clean? wouldn't the prime just wasted on old tank water?
@@TheCupfulBoy Sorry, yes I was trying to explain, that you would vacuum and clean filters if they need to be, then when water is at the volume that you choose it to be (most people choose to do 20-50% water change, whatever you can get away with, the better. Sometimes 80% water change can over stress the fish) Then you'd add your prime. If you choose to do a direct in-tank fill, then whatever the chemical calls for, for tank volume. If your are doing a premix outside of tank, then do the chemicals for that volume that you are replacing. Then add the premixed water.
I wouldn’t recommend doing straight tap water. Always pre mix/ check your temp before adding. A great way is to buy an extra tank that is the right percentage of what you are taking out. Make your water the night before with a heater in it. Test it and add to aquarium. You can you this same “water changer” machine set up with it as well.
I usually treat a bunch of 5 gallon pails of tap water with seachem prime and usually use it 4 or 5 days after treating the pails. Do you think the water is good even tho I aged the water? I read something about prime only binds for 48 hours. What's your opinion?
Prime removes all chlorine and chloramine forever but it detoxifies ammonia and nitrate for 48 hours. Also newly added water will still have chlorine in it though.
If you are only adding 1 gallon at at time you only need a few drops (about 7-10). I usually fill the cap to the first thread line in the bottom of the cap for 1 gallon. But just now I am looking at a new bottle that I just bought and the threads on the caps are different. So I think just enough to fill the bottom of the cap is plenty, maybe a little less for each 1 gallon that you add
My bad, maybe less per gallon, some people farther down saying 2 drops per gallon I may have been overdosing, but that's why I'm here, trying to figure out for sure
Yeah - if I didn't know better i'd believe you. But you're adding in water before it's treated which is allowing chlorine into the tank aka killing all bene bacteria, and you can ONLY DO THIS method one time. On your initial fill. Always treat water before bringing it into your setup. Not after.
What is not clear even on the bottle is whether to measure based on tank volume or amount of water being added during water change. I have a 55 bow-front with 3 goldies (ryukin, oranda and veiltail) which runs on a canister I service monthly, and I only change 5 gallons once a week using one capful (5 mils). Is that too much?
I double dose base on the new water I put in. I do 40% wc so I dose 80% of the volume. Tbh, I think they intensionally make it unclear so u dose more and spend more money. If u have any idea about chemical reaction the speed does different that much when you have enough water moment.
Not my fish tank but I’m taking care of them. There is a fish tank and it is evaporating and am getting to a low point. To add water. So I add water to a pitcher with matching temp and add the conditioner then pour into the tank? Or do I add matching temp tap water to the tank then add the conditioner?
Hi Palmer, i am starting a new fishless tank with a sump filter. Say my tap water has some chlorine, do i use prime and get the chlorine down and then add stability the next day with my bio media and then add Ammonium chloride to do the cycle process? I am not sure if prime will slow down the cycle because i remember reading it somewhere not to use prime and stability together or something...
Is it OK to add prime and stability when I used StressCoat+ & Stress Zyme+ (both from API) AND Instant Ammonia Neutralizer (from Top Fin)? I treated the tank yesterday but my fish are still laying at the bottom.
Hi Palmer, I bought a bottle of safe powder 5 years ago and I continue to use it instead of the liquid, because it is used very little, it will last for a long time, but I do not see an expiration date, do you think I can still use it? You me me change from african cichlid to goldfish and I love the fat pigglets now, they are so nice and grow fast too, thank for all your information.
Use 1 capful (5 mL) for each 200 L (50 US gallons) of new water. For smaller volumes, please note each cap thread is approximately 1 mL. May be added to aquarium directly, but better if added to new water first. If adding directly to aquarium, base dose on aquarium volume.
So how was this debunked ? What is your source for this information when the company tells you when you contact them that one dose locks 1ppm of ammonia and 2ppm for nitrites. I will take the companies word over yours unless you have a source to back up your statement, other than just saying it’s been debunked.
I wish tank changes were this simple for me...the water in my tap, dts is through the roof. Kh ph, gh, everything. No option but to use ro/di, or else I'd be spending Gobbs on chem, just to make the water manageable...natural methods don't even work, hardly..and that's fresh water at that..
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i already knew what i was doing but i like seeing someone affirm anything i do
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Can you do this with the fish in the water
It locks the ammonia for safty up to 48 hours till you can change the water , for sadty of fish . It doesnt make it poof gone . So it does help for those who habe jobs and cant that day change water to lower the ammonia uptick
Sometimes I wonder why people make these videos and when viewers ask for help, y’all ignore the comments. Good job 👏
Cant agree more
All for monetary purposes…sad reality
Chris where did you get your pump in sink? What kind. I’d love to do this! Thank you for the demonstration 👍
i just wanted to make sure i was doing it right. the amount i used on my 10 gallon seemed like basically nothing but it really is that concentrated ig
Thank you I needed this because I was thinking about getting an axolotl!
Hi are your sponge filters beneficial bacteria safe if you leave them in the tank if you add tap water in direct?
No they’re not and thats why you must add the prime before you add the water
Love the tank fill hack.
First of all thank you. Your tanks are beautiful. My problem. The last time we changed water ( same way every time) our fish died. Too much nitrates because the tester API vile was purple. Still is, but I keep added a little bit of the prime you showed and the purple has been getting lighter over the last 4 day's. Still have 2 pleco's in tank. They are fine. I think. Should we just start our 20 gallon over? We haven't ever in 4 year's. How I wish you were here, but finally I found you! Help? Keep adding the Prime or drain it all? Thank you in advance!
go back and watch videos on how to properly cycle a new tank.
Thanks!! I was wondering why my nitrite was still high.
Good job TK 👍
Wouldn't it kill all the beneficial bacterias in few second since you adding it later? Wouldn't it better to add into the tank first or separated container and water then add them to the tank?
Yes
If adding tap directly into the tank, as demonstrated in this video, then yes. Personally, as soon as I've removed whatever percentage I've chosen to, I then add the prime. Do everything you need to, vacuum, filter clean, etc. Suck the water down, add the chemicals. The fish will be fine. Then add water back in to the tank. But before adding water back into tank, make sure to account for the serving size of chemicals needed for total volume of water being held in the tank, being that it's a direct tank fill and not a premix outside of tank before add..
@@DarikStone "as soon as I've removed whatever percentage I've chosen to, I then add the prime. " why do you add prime before adding new water...and u added that prime then you do vacuum(shouldn't you do before sucking out old water?) and filter clean? wouldn't the prime just wasted on old tank water?
@@TheCupfulBoy
Sorry, yes I was trying to explain, that you would vacuum and clean filters if they need to be, then when water is at the volume that you choose it to be (most people choose to do 20-50% water change, whatever you can get away with, the better. Sometimes 80% water change can over stress the fish)
Then you'd add your prime. If you choose to do a direct in-tank fill, then whatever the chemical calls for, for tank volume. If your are doing a premix outside of tank, then do the chemicals for that volume that you are replacing. Then add the premixed water.
I wouldn’t recommend doing straight tap water. Always pre mix/ check your temp before adding. A great way is to buy an extra tank that is the right percentage of what you are taking out. Make your water the night before with a heater in it. Test it and add to aquarium. You can you this same “water changer” machine set up with it as well.
I have water from a spring. So no chlorine, but I was told I needed to add prime because of minerals and metals? Thank you.
I usually treat a bunch of 5 gallon pails of tap water with seachem prime and usually use it 4 or 5 days after treating the pails. Do you think the water is good even tho I aged the water? I read something about prime only binds for 48 hours. What's your opinion?
Prime removes all chlorine and chloramine forever but it detoxifies ammonia and nitrate for 48 hours. Also newly added water will still have chlorine in it though.
What kind of pump is that call I want to try that method of water changes your doing?
So is the conditioner I’m using on my well water making my water premeters go up and down? I thought I neeeded to use conditioner on my well water..
That's what I'm wondering too...I have well water and have been using Prime
How much prime fo I use for a 3.5 tank for my beta fish .
If you are only adding 1 gallon at at time you only need a few drops (about 7-10). I usually fill the cap to the first thread line in the bottom of the cap for 1 gallon. But just now I am looking at a new bottle that I just bought and the threads on the caps are different. So I think just enough to fill the bottom of the cap is plenty, maybe a little less for each 1 gallon that you add
My bad, maybe less per gallon, some people farther down saying 2 drops per gallon I may have been overdosing, but that's why I'm here, trying to figure out for sure
Dilute 10ml prime with 90 ml distilled water. Add 2.5ml of diluted prime to each 10L of tap water.
What kind of pump you are using to fill watee frgom sink ?
Hi Palmer are you just using sponge filter in all the tanks or something else? Thanks in advance. Keep the good work...
Yeah - if I didn't know better i'd believe you. But you're adding in water before it's treated which is allowing chlorine into the tank aka killing all bene bacteria, and you can ONLY DO THIS method one time. On your initial fill. Always treat water before bringing it into your setup. Not after.
Exactly
What is not clear even on the bottle is whether to measure based on tank volume or amount of water being added during water change. I have a 55 bow-front with 3 goldies (ryukin, oranda and veiltail) which runs on a canister I service monthly, and I only change 5 gallons once a week using one capful (5 mils). Is that too much?
You are only changing 23 litres. So 1mm of prime would be acceptable. 👍
5ml /1 cap full is for 200 litres..
I double dose base on the new water I put in. I do 40% wc so I dose 80% of the volume. Tbh, I think they intensionally make it unclear so u dose more and spend more money. If u have any idea about chemical reaction the speed does different that much when you have enough water moment.
Always dose per tank size not water added
Do you know how much do I need for a 36 gallon tank
How long should you continue to use it
Not my fish tank but I’m taking care of them. There is a fish tank and it is evaporating and am getting to a low point. To add water. So I add water to a pitcher with matching temp and add the conditioner then pour into the tank? Or do I add matching temp tap water to the tank then add the conditioner?
I bought I bottle last month. Is it supposed to smell bad? My bottle of Stress Coat does not smell bad.
The sulfur scent for this product is normal.
I’ve been using seachem for years now….
Prime is the one that smells bad
Does it work on 5 gallon fish tank?
Hi Palmer, i am starting a new fishless tank with a sump filter. Say my tap water has some chlorine, do i use prime and get the chlorine down and then add stability the next day with my bio media and then add Ammonium chloride to do the cycle process? I am not sure if prime will slow down the cycle because i remember reading it somewhere not to use prime and stability together or something...
My advice would be go watch kaveman aquatics videos about fish in cycling, this is what i did and worked amazing
Is it OK to add prime and stability when I used StressCoat+ & Stress Zyme+ (both from API) AND Instant Ammonia Neutralizer (from Top Fin)? I treated the tank yesterday but my fish are still laying at the bottom.
Stress coat literally coats their gills and prevent them from breathing
@@Maxx134a Wow. 😲
How many caps for 120 litres tank with prime pls
3ml add the 3ml straight to the tank from the cap of the bottle then top the tank with your new water.
Do i have to transfer my fish to another tank while doing this?
No
Hi Palmer, I bought a bottle of safe powder 5 years ago and I continue to use it instead of the liquid, because it is used very little, it will last for a long time, but I do not see an expiration date, do you think I can still use it? You me me change from african cichlid to goldfish and I love the fat pigglets now, they are so nice and grow fast too, thank for all your information.
You should be okay it will never expire if stored properly
Do you treat the entire tank or just the amount of new water
Use 1 capful (5 mL) for each 200 L (50 US gallons) of new water. For smaller volumes, please note each cap thread is approximately 1 mL. May be added to aquarium directly, but better if added to new water first. If adding directly to aquarium, base dose on aquarium volume.
What would happen if I did a cap full on my 20 gallon tank with the fish in after a water change
@@kkdeveauxgue2784 you can use up to 5x the normal dose but you should really only to this in emergency cases to detoxify.
How much can I put in a 20 gallon long tank
Seachem prime is only classed safe up to a 5x overdose
Is it safe to add this while goldfish is in the tank?
Yes - safe to add correct dosage with fish in!
So how was this debunked ? What is your source for this information when the company tells you when you contact them that one dose locks 1ppm of ammonia and 2ppm for nitrites. I will take the companies word over yours unless you have a source to back up your statement, other than just saying it’s been debunked.
Lol say bye to your beneficial bacteria
How much drops per gallon?
A cap full for just a 50 gallon
Two drops per gallon
2.
Thanks
I wish tank changes were this simple for me...the water in my tap, dts is through the roof. Kh ph, gh, everything. No option but to use ro/di, or else I'd be spending Gobbs on chem, just to make the water manageable...natural methods don't even work, hardly..and that's fresh water at that..
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Bru! Read rhe whole thing.. each measure 1ml
Ty as the pet store was no help.
Wrong
If adding to the aquarium you dose for the entire volume. It literally says that in the instructions
I bought prime mainly for ammonia… should have watched this video before that
It’s a popular use for many fish keepers. Don’t make sudden decisions based on the opinion of one person.
The COMPANY (seachem) states
It locks up 1 ppm ammonia 2ppm nitrites can be dosed up 5x. So that would be 5ppm ammonia and 10ppm nitrites
It’s kind of ghetto lol
The guy literally has not one fish alive in that video 😂