The Best Aquarium Water Conditioner
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- čas přidán 6. 08. 2024
- The best water conditioner is the one you use.
Prime is best for aquariums 50-100 gallons in size or smaller. Safe is best for aquariums 100gallons in size or larger.
Both permanently and instantly remove chlorine and chloramine, and detoxify ammonia and nitrite for up to 48 hours into a non-toxic form that is still useable by bacteria (mention doesn’t stall a cycle, doesn’t starve bacteria etc). Neither of them ever expire.
Safe does not promote slime coat production, Prime does.
Safe does not detoxify heavy metals, Prime does.
Safe is not ‘Prime but in powered form’ (i.e. Safe can not be used to make Prime). Formulation of Prime and Safe is slightly different which is why Prime can be stored in liquid form, Safe can not.
The standard dose of Prime detoxifies up to the federal maximum of chlorine (5 mg/L) and chloramine (4 mg/L) found in tap water in the U.S.
With Safe you have a chlorine and chloramine dose and an ammonia dose. The Safe chlorine dose does NOT remove up to the federal maximum so I always recommend dosing the ammonia dose for Safe because it is the equivalent of Prime’s standard dose because unless you know exactly how much chlorine and chloramine you have, you may as well do the ammonia dose.
You can safely dose up to 4x the ammonia dose of Safe. And Prime can be dosed up to 5x the standard dose.
Dosing chart for Prime for 1-5ppm of ammonia/nitrite:
seachem.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/...
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⏰ TIMESTAMPS IN THIS VIDEO
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0:01 - Intro on Prime and Safe
1:21 - Seachem Prime.
4:26 - Seachem Safe.
7:12 - What one is the best?
10:10 - Outro
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Absolutely brilliant video on these 2 products great explanation Jay, I use Safe so Safe gets my vote 👍💯
Thank you for this information!!🙌
Used to use prime but changed to safe,really happy with it plus the added bonus I haven’t bought a new one in ages
Yes, seachem safe last forever and I do water changes every Sunday!
I use Safe but I also age all my water before use and have planted aquariums. Nice informational video. Thanks for sharing. Cheers
Thank you so much.
Thinking I keep cray fish and shrimp and 10 different species of tetra/danio/rasbora, so I'm thinking removing hevey metals and promoting slim coat is the best option for me so I'm sticking with prime 😉👍💯 thanks for the info and the update man 👍👍💯
Great info!
I like fritz gaurd, my discus seem to feel good compared to not using with remineralized water
Good info!
Excellent information Sir.
Well done. Plus didn't know it doesn't expire...
Honestly i didn't know that about safe and was thinking as you mentioned it's powder version of prime. Learnt alot from your video..
I recommend came across a brand new water treatment from A P I called Aqua Essential maybe you could do a review on it?
I used Prime for a fish in cycle and it worked, I had no clue what the cycle was and learned as I went along but it saved my fish.
Prime. I have 0 problems. Think the slime coat protection is very important. Use what works for u. Thanks on the content. Much appreciated.
Boom
I got a big tank a while back, found safe and never looked back. Just bought some special spoons to dose safe on my small tanks
That is awesomeness
I want to know what spoons and where this guy purchased them, thanks 😊.
GREAT INFO!
Thank you
I’ve always used prime but I might have to look into safe!
Whoop whoop
I didn't know it helped slim coat but I do know I always use it
Great opinion video!! I use Stress Coat. Same as Prime but more for less!! I also subbed!!
Thanks for the sub!
Great video. What's up with the beeping out.
Can safe be used to recharge purigen like prime?
I am using Microbe-lift Xtreme. So far work fine. Never try Seachem prime and Fritz complete before. lol
Hey can I use aquaguard RO water which has Active Copper & Zinc For My Aquarium will fishes thrive?
I have a carbon filter on my house. I use API stress coat plus as insurance. Any thoughts on this product?
Very informative! Could you do this for the API products please?
Can you use BOTH at the same time in our tanks?
I have a problem with safe, used it every 2 days on my 120 gallons high level of nitrite and some ammonia are present all the time. It doesn't seem to work at all
I really want to get into using safe but I don't understand why they couldn't make it the powder version of prime? Such as the heavy metals part? What's the point of using safe if the fish still die from any heavy metals? I know people use it but wonder if it's still taking risk of not being fully protected like prime would be.
Can you use both together prime and safe
According to Seachem technical support, Prime does not remove heavy metals it only converts them into salts and if the aquarium’s PH becomes acidic for whatever reason it will convert back into the active heavy metals.
All of this data was provided by Seachem and confirmed prior to publication
I use Prime because of all the things it does, You can pour a cap full into the tank as you add the water from a water change, If you have a 20 gallon tank, 1 cap full is enough to treat the water.
I use prime but its hard to believe that a capful does 50g. I mean i know thats what it says but thats alot of water for 1 little capful. So sometimes i use API stress coat plus where i use multiple cap fulls for same amount. I dont know. Maybe physiological for me?
Very nicely produced video! Your narration is clear, concise, and well written. I appreciate that your video has been planned out ahead of time, which seems rare for CZcams videos👍.
Unfortunately, I'm still confused about which to use for my situation. Maybe you will have some advice, if not, no problem😊!
I breed bristlenose plecos and I feed them multiple fresh veggies every day🥒🥬🥦🍄.
As a consequence, my water gets really mucked up with "veggie slime."
Even though each of my six 20 gallon tanks has a sponge filter, a HOB and air stone oxygenation, I still have to do 25% to 50% water changes every day to maintain the water quality.
The water gets super cloudy and the filter units get clogged with a thick mucky residue.
It's expensive using Prime, but it seems to work and my babies are thriving. Could I switch to Safe and save some money?
Btw, how does anyone know if they have heavy metals in their water?
And, yes, I know I probably overfeed my babies, but I just want them to be happy and healthy💝.
It's just a passionate hobby for me. I'm sure not making much money off of them😂. Veggies are expensive!
Sorry for the long post😖.
Safe will save you money. You would test for metals
@@Jaywil07
Wow! You are fast!
How kind of you to reply to my post😊. Very appreciative!
I've been dosing my 20 gallon tank with prime for YEARS, so my tank is too SMALL to use it???
Thanks
I use both since safe don't have for slime coat I've always thought it was the same . Fish are fine
Yeah not the same. Glad they are fine
I started prime 15 years ago and still do
I was literally trying to figure out what all the difference between all these conditioners were just last night!
Awesome!
I have used Prime for many years starting when I had a 90 gallon. Unfortunately, due to living situation, I'm stuck with only being able to have several nano tanks ranging from 3-10 gallons and I still use it.
how much to use for a 5 gallon tank, thank you
@serpentrae the smaller bottles are labeled as 3 drops per gallon. It is the same stuff just different packaging so it should be 15 drops
I’m staying on prime Great video man !!!
Do your thing.
We use both in our household...
Hi I need advice about my fish tank which I only have a frog and 2 snails in it I always use Seachem Prime and for a while it worked great about 2 days after I do a water change once a week. Afterwards, I check my levels and my Cl2 mg/L levels goes up to 0.8 - 1.5? Not sure why this doing that? I have a 10 - gallon tank for a froggy and I lost one of snail. I been putting a lot more of the Prime in because of this I am not sure why it doing this??? Thank you
I use Pond Prime because it seems to do everything Prime does, but one capful treats 200 gallons.
For the longest time I used api stress coat + it took care of chlorine chlorimine, heavey metals, slime coat and also has aloe Vera to help with healing injured fish. As my fishroom grew so did my water conditioner bill!!. I switched to safe, and I haven’t noticed any difference with the fish….now I wonder about heavey metals. Maybe I should dose once a month with prime or api stress coat for the metals?
No just keep doing what you are doing
Jay Wilson thank you jay!🙂👍🏻
So safe is a good product..and you really don't need much..I have a 5 gallon..and that powder will last for some time
I got a container of prime when the plague started not knowing how bad it was gonna get trying to get products. Still got a ton of it.
Safe not prime
Doesn’t expire
I'm sceptical about the heavy metals claim if I'm totally honest. Especially as they say it's only effective up to 'trace' levels and will not divulge how it works.
Same thing with the slime coat. How much faster does Prime help to regenerate a fishes slime coat versus natural regeneration. Seachem either don't know or won't tell.
I'll stick with Safe as I am convinced that you were right all along and they offer exactly the same benefits.
If you really must use Prime over Safe, look into Seachem Pond Prime. It is the same liquid formula but more concentrated.
Hi jay ,thnks for good video..im using seachem prime at moment..i both seachem safe ..but i litle be scare .its normal the horroble smell?that is why i don't use untill know.
Yep stinks like do doo
I wish they were there forever. I go through a liter every month
Seachem looks to be one of the best on the market. I use fulval water conditioner only because I get it free which dose the job nicely and has many of the same benefits. Great content as normal
Thank you
how about api ?
I use Prime all the time and it has never let me down.
For me it's pretty simple. I use safe for my big tanks and prime for smaller tanks. Idk why it needs to be one or the other.
how much of prime to use for a 5 gallon tank, thank you
Hi Jay always use Seachem products I trust them and I have used them for over 20years
That’s amazing.
Randomly came across this video, I had a bottle of prime that I was using it was down to the bottom of the bottle. When I opened it it had a smell that came off it, I used it thinking it didn't expire. Super cloudy water after the change and lost three fish. Anyone know what might have happened here
Oxygen depletion is my assumption.
I use the imaginatium one, but I’m now switching to prime
Guy using my 5-- 75 gals n sll I'd good so far. They think help me with s*** hole of a lot through cycling with fish in it prime detoxifys ammonia..
P.s I'm only at like 1 minute into the video I don't know if you mention but just in case you don't use this Prime with stability
I use both... Prime in my 40 gallon and under tanks. Safe in my 75 gallon and larger aquariums. I have chloramine so I double dose Safe
Thank you.. I was wondering if you could use both together
@@craigbroderick8935 Just to be clear, I DO Not use Prime and Safe together in the same tank...
Ahhh ok thanks
Prime has always worked for me and I use the K.I.S.S method .
Bang bang
I have a 210 and I use prime just fine
Why does he keep beeping out the part about the federal maximum chlorine
Can you use a DOS system to add Prime into the tank?
Hi Jay i live in New Jersey and we have chloramines, chlorine, and nitrates in my tap water. I rasie Discus been doing this about 30 years, 20 years ago they started putting chloramines in our tap water, so i bought a 7 stage ro/di system, love the system but i have a lot of large tanks. I was thinking of trying prime, i use a storage system, where i store the water in 55 gallon brute food grade garbage cans, which i heat up to 86 degrees and add minerals i buy from Germany, about 90-TDS. would this be a problem using prime, the water sits at least 24 hours, my tap water's ph is 6.6 hardness is about the same out of the tap 90-TDS, I just don't want to lose any Discus, i raise these Discus up from eggs. I feed them live Blackworms they are very spoiled. I would really like to try the prime just a little nervous. Thank You Jay. Joe H Navy Seabee
We build we fight. No I don’t believe this would be a problem at all.
Thank you Jay
I understand that water conditioners that removes ammonia, nitrite and nitrate, has a detrimental effect on bacteria populations, especially anaerobic bacteria?
No it doesn’t remove it just detoxing it.
Prime all the way. Didn't know about heavy metals. I have had s bottles forever. No thought needed
Amazing
Every time I use prime during my fish in cycle, fish are still gasping at the surface or laying at the bottom. I am also dosing with seachem stability and I even added a body of safestart api
API Safestart is neutralizing the Prime. Stick to Prime and Stability; and stop attempting "Fish In" Cycling.
You'll get a faster "Cycle" using Prime to dechlorinate, then Stability while Keeping your Ammonia at 2.0ppm for about 2 weeks, by then you should start finding Nitrite and then in the 3 week you'll find NitrAte.
So what was the 3:rd and best?
The one you use ☺️
@@Jaywil07 Ah, clever!
I am sticking with Safe, it has worked and safes allot for me
Will always stick with prime. Never had any issues does everything and then some. I waste so much money on chemipure, purigen salts buffers etc etc ,the cost of prime is really not that bad for me to switch to safe.
Great
Seachem safe for me, I only use Seachem products!
@@Fyyt do you have the dosage for a 5 gallon tank? It says 1 scoop for a 50 gallon tank, but the scoop is tiny, and the dosage seems off.
@@fireblast2049 5 gal tank is super small, but I would only put 1/64 tsp!
@@Fyyt thank you!!! I couldn’t find an acupuncture measurement so this really saves me!
Primetime for me!
Api contiene áloe vera y recuoera la moscosa de los peces
Here to learn so I have no input yet. But thanks for the great video
I use Hikari Ultimate - great coating on net when transferring fish. Neutralizes everything bad.
Come on guys, It's easy to work it out - SAFE Dose = 1.25g \ 1250 ltr = 0.001 x 25 (25 = the size of your tank in ltrs) = 0.025g, WOW 2.5 hundreths of a gram, so it's a 40th of a gram for my 25 ltr tank
Been using prime for years in all 8 of my tanks.
I would choose prime, because all it takes is one for all… if you are obvious, you know this stuff is not cheap so you don’t mind spending the money as long as you don’t overdo it but like I said, I will go with prime because that’s all you have to add is prime if that’s all you want to add
I have 2 55 gallon drums that I fill with tap water on Sunday morning. I put an air stone in each one that is attached through a hole drilled in the center of each lid.
Come Saturday morning, I do my water changes.
Repeat. I have never used water conditioners 🤷♂️
All well and good, unless your water company starts to add Chloramine which your aging Won't Remove.
(The Primary Reason for choosing to add Chloramine.)
In Brazil I just see Prime, here eveybody say that is the best
I use prime or Brightwell Erase-cl
Sweet
Its doesnt detoxify then.
Others say it removes. I read about the 48 hour thing. How do we know what to use when different things are often said. Ammonia is 0
Nitrite is 2.0 ppm
Nitrate is about 30 ppm ?
I'm so confused. I did a 50% water change yesterday. Before then ...
Ammonia was 2.0
Nitrate was 0 and
Nitrate was 0
Had my tank 36 gallon about 6 weeks now. Fish are great water is clear.
?
I been using prime since day one, it works for me and my fish, the price is good for me. So as the old saying goes “ if is not broke why try to fix it “
I hear that
I’d rather use Prime but from a $ stand point it’s Safe all the way
Your thumbnail indicated that you were gonna review a 3rd product
I don't think prime promotes their slime coat? that's more like stress guard
Primer only that’s what I go for
Fritz complete is the best
The best is the one you use.
PRIME IS THE BEST I USE IT ON MY REEF TANK WHEN A GET A SPIKE IN MY WATER AND I USE IT ON MY 20 GAL REEF TANK
Safe!
Prime all day
Not seen anything on the bottle to say it helps slime coat.
It does.
Not on mine bought in UK
You are using the wrong wording, none of them REMOVES ammonia, nitrite, or nitrate... it detoxifies them temporarily but DOESN'T remove them.
Prime removes heavy metals safe doesn't
Its been proven that neither affect ammonia nitrates and nitrites even seachem stability is snake oil guys on the reef forums did experiments and found really surprising results, honestly its a shame how much snake oil is being pushed in this hobby
Safe
For beginners or new tanks, if your fish starts dying for unknown reason just put 3caps of PRIME immediately and it will stabilize the water back.
No! All that small talk, before going to
important information.
You do a lot of it in these comments.
Fast forward all videos past the- like and subscribe bs. No and no
Ahhhhhhhh thank you for watching hope you feel better