API Aqua Essential Aquarium Water Conditioner 473 ml Bottle

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One of the most popular alternatives to Seachem Prime is API Stress Coat, which helps make tap water safe for fish by removing chlorine and chloramines while also helping reduce stress. It also contains aloe vera, which coats the scales of fish and helps protect them from disease-causing organisms. Additionally, it helps to detoxify heavy metals found in tap water, providing a safe environment for your aquarium inhabitants. Conclusion

It not only ensures that your water is free of all harmful elements but also promotes wound and tissue healing in affected fish. You can use API Stress Coat every time you change your tank water. It would be best if you used it at every water change. Dose some clean water with ammonia to 1 ppm. Prepare the Seachem ammonia alert (if you're using that) by pre-moistening it with clean ammonia free water then submerge it in the ammonia water. It will react only to the NH3 in the water. The Salifert test will only react to NH3 as well. Dose the 1ppm ammonia water with the appropriate amount of Prime for the volume of water you have treated with ammonia. Stir it up and after a few minutes retest it with your API test and the Salifert test. The Salifert test will now test 0 ppm ammonia, the API test will still read 1 ppm ammonia. The Seachem ammonia alert will slowly return to the yellow color which is "safe" or detecting no NH3.On the other hand, Seachem Prime is a water conditioner that removes chlorine, chloramine, ammonia, and nitrite from the aquarium while adding beneficial bacteria to help maintain a healthy environment for your aquatic life. Both products are easy to use and safe for all aquarium inhabitants; however they should not be used together as this could lead to an imbalance in the tank’s chemistry levels. Alternative to Seachem Prime

Advanced filtration: Api aqua essential uses a highly efficient multi-stage filtration system that removes up to 99% of impurities such as chlorine, lead, and fluoride from your water. AQUA ESSENTIAL is designed to treat chloramines without the need to use a double dose.  For those customers who automatically double dose there is not a problem using AQUA ESSENTIAL for this, but it is not necessary. The api aqua essential and prime use advanced water treatment technologies such as reverse osmosis and uv sterilization to ensure that the water is free of contaminants and pollutants. Design: Api aqua essential’s ergonomic design allows for easy installation under the sink, while prime requires installation in a specific location. I keep reading all these reports and none of them seem to be done with the ammonia actually produced with fish waste. It is always done with bottled ammonia. I have often wondered and have actually mentioned it a time or two if the bacteria grown with fish waste and bacteria grown feeding bottled ammonia is actually the same.

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Is it safe to use Pond AQUA ESSENTIAL in my pond with other aquatic animals like snails or turtles? Additionally, if the Seachem ammonia alert is measuring only free ammonia, the results would be highly dependent upon baseline temperature and pH, as well as the change in these parameters throughout the testing period. The FRESHWATER MASTER TEST KIT measures pH, high range pH, ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate in your freshwater aquarium. Additionally, it provides essential electrolytes necessary to keep your fish active and healthy. Is Api Aqua Essential Safe for Axolotls

Aloe Vera promotes the healing of wounds and damaged tissue in fish, thereby improving their health and prolonging your fish’ lifespan. Aloe Vera is a powerful natural ingredient that promotes the overall well-being of your pet fish. When Should You Use API Stress Coat?So, Seachem has no documentation or any proof of detoxifying ammonia since Prime is a reducing agent which only reduces chlorine/chloramine to 0. It is not an oxidation agent. The only way to get rid of ammonia is through oxidation, which Prime and all other de-chlorinators cannot do. Proven all over the web for this statement. The other thread about cleaning sponge filters too well removes all the bacteria. That bacteria was grown by feeding it nothing but bottled ammonia. Their experiments showed that cleaning the sponges too well removes all the bacteria.