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fitz548192
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Posted 22 Dec 2008, 5:15 pm |
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What up everybody few things. Was wondering what’s a good tap water conditioner. I’ve been paying for 5 gallon deer park bottles for the past 4 years for my freshwater tank and its getting to much for me any suggestions. Also are there any other products I should get making the switch to tap water/anything in general that will do my tank good. Thanks I appreciate it
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mickey
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Posted 03 Jan 2009, 11:11 pm |
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I always swear my Seachem Prime, a bottle may seem dearer initially but you need such small quantities it lasts for ages, I run a 100 gallon tank and do 12 gallon daily water changes but a 500ml bottle lasts me a year.
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surya_kant13
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Posted 07 Jan 2009, 8:28 pm |
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can u tell me what are ya talkin abt........
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mickey
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Posted 08 Jan 2009, 5:38 pm |
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water conditioners, to lock the chloramines and nasties before you add the water to the tank 
Please don't tell me you don't use any?
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surya_kant13
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Posted 09 Jan 2009, 2:56 am |
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hmmm mickey i use "a blue medicine" is that a tap water conditioner
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mickey
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Posted 09 Jan 2009, 3:21 pm |
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not sure what you mean, the only blue I know is methylene blue.
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surya_kant13
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Posted 09 Jan 2009, 8:31 pm |
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its kinda a blue solution that i put in water after every change of water..........its used for preventin white spots on the fishes
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mickey
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Posted 11 Jan 2009, 12:45 am |
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so what do you use to lock the nasties as it sounds like you are adding a fungicide
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surya_kant13
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Posted 11 Jan 2009, 11:33 pm |
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YES UR RIGHT IS THAT A TAP WATER CONDITIONER
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mickey
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Posted 12 Jan 2009, 4:41 pm |
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a fungicide will not lock the chloramines etc. change to a commercial conditioner like prime or aquaplus
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surya_kant13
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Posted 12 Jan 2009, 7:46 pm |
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can u tell me how it is used and what are iits commercial names
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mickey
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Posted 13 Jan 2009, 4:33 pm |
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everytime you do a water change add the recommended dosage
The most common ones I can name are
Seachem Prime
Tetra Aquaplus
Stresscoat-not sure who makes that one
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surya_kant13
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Posted 13 Jan 2009, 7:32 pm |
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thanxxx a lot for ur reply............
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pianomanjcg
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Posted 17 Jan 2009, 11:21 am |
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Cycle, Stress Coat+, Stress Zyme, etc. Go to www.drsfostersmith.com There you will find an extensive catalog of chemical treatments you may need depending on what kind of tank you are setting up.
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mickey
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Posted 17 Jan 2009, 11:58 pm |
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dont use stress zyme as a conditioner, it is just bacteria for cycling tanks.
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