too much dechlorinator?

GumboJones · 09-09-2006, 08:48 PM

Is it possible to use too much dechlorinator?

Puffer Pita · 09-09-2006, 09:05 PM

Depending on the brand, yes, you can overdose and its bad to do so. That's why I only use Prime, you can't overdose it.

emc7 · 09-09-2006, 09:06 PM

It depends on the product, mostly you just waste money by overdosing but just about everything has a toxic level. Prime says you can use 4X the dose safely.

GumboJones · 09-10-2006, 02:16 PM

I only ask becuse I've always been worried about clorine getting into the tank and destroying the biologica filtration. I tent to use about 2 or 3 times the dosage for no other reason then becuase I'm parinoid, but perhaps I should rethink that strategy.

GumboJones · 09-10-2006, 03:29 PM

Heres another question that maybe I should start a new thread with..

What do you think is the best declorinator? I hear some people talk about Prime, but I usualy just use the cheap stuff you find at Petsmart.

Puffer Pita · 09-10-2006, 07:28 PM

I will only use Prime in my tanks. As I indicated in my other message, it can't be overdosed, even at higher than the 5x dosage. It also detoxifies without removing the ammonia and nitrites, so they are still available for the biological filter, and when calculated on a per-use basis, it came out much cheaper than any of the others available to me. I buy mine online from either Drs. Foster & Smith or Big Als, so its much cheaper than at the LFS/LPS. Oh, and it doesn't cause my tank to make a ton of bubbles like other declors can, and doesn't add a ton of stress coat that mucks up the water.

emc7 · 09-10-2006, 10:09 PM

If your paranoid, you can buy a chlorine test kit. I know a lot of serious hobbyist that use the cheapest dechlor they can find, but for new hobbyists I always recommend Prime. Its a lifesaver during initial cycling. Most people who claim to have cycled their tank with no losses and nothing but dechlor really used Prime or Amquel Plus to keep the nitrite spike from killing their fish. I also like the dosing with Prime it comes with a eye dropper and .5 mL does a whole bucket (I must confess to habitually doubling the dose though)

GumboJones · 09-15-2006, 12:16 PM

Hey, heres a question..

I just went out and got a big bottle of Prime. I noticed however that it de-toxifies ammonia, does anyone know exactly what that means? I have a lot of plants, and I'm wondering if prime will starve them of the amonia they need for food

Puffer Pita · 09-15-2006, 04:03 PM

It detoxifies it so its not deadly to the fish, but does not remove it so its still available for the biological filter. My understanding is it converts it to a less deadly form.

GumboJones · 09-17-2006, 11:15 PM

It also smells like rotten eggs!

09-09-2006, 08:48 PM	#1
GumboJones Shrimp-O Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New Jersey Age: 23 Posts: 118	too much dechlorinator? Is it possible to use too much dechlorinator? __________________ ________________________ 30 Gallon Tall heavily planted tank w/ Driftwood -1 Micky Mouse Sword Tail -2 Female platy -3 Guppies -6 Serpae Tetras -3 Ghost shrimp -1 Macrobrachium Shrimp -1 Common pleco -1 Transparent knife fish -2 Bolivian Rams -3 Otto cats -3 Apple snails

09-09-2006, 09:05 PM	#2
Puffer Pita Puffer Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,677	Depending on the brand, yes, you can overdose and its bad to do so. That's why I only use Prime, you can't overdose it. __________________ Tina Puffers: Auriglobus silus x2 Colomesus asellus x1 Tetraodon travancoricus x1 Tetraodon biocellatus x2 Tetraodon nigroviridis x1 Tetraodon baileyi x2 Tetraodon lineatus x1 Tetraodon palembangensis x1 The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way in which its animals are treated. - Mohandas Gandhi

09-10-2006, 02:16 PM	#4
GumboJones Shrimp-O Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New Jersey Age: 23 Posts: 118	I only ask becuse I've always been worried about clorine getting into the tank and destroying the biologica filtration. I tent to use about 2 or 3 times the dosage for no other reason then becuase I'm parinoid, but perhaps I should rethink that strategy. __________________ ________________________ 30 Gallon Tall heavily planted tank w/ Driftwood -1 Micky Mouse Sword Tail -2 Female platy -3 Guppies -6 Serpae Tetras -3 Ghost shrimp -1 Macrobrachium Shrimp -1 Common pleco -1 Transparent knife fish -2 Bolivian Rams -3 Otto cats -3 Apple snails

09-10-2006, 03:29 PM	#5
GumboJones Shrimp-O Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New Jersey Age: 23 Posts: 118	Heres another question that maybe I should start a new thread with.. What do you think is the best declorinator? I hear some people talk about Prime, but I usualy just use the cheap stuff you find at Petsmart. __________________ ________________________ 30 Gallon Tall heavily planted tank w/ Driftwood -1 Micky Mouse Sword Tail -2 Female platy -3 Guppies -6 Serpae Tetras -3 Ghost shrimp -1 Macrobrachium Shrimp -1 Common pleco -1 Transparent knife fish -2 Bolivian Rams -3 Otto cats -3 Apple snails

09-10-2006, 07:28 PM	#6
Puffer Pita Puffer Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,677	I will only use Prime in my tanks. As I indicated in my other message, it can't be overdosed, even at higher than the 5x dosage. It also detoxifies without removing the ammonia and nitrites, so they are still available for the biological filter, and when calculated on a per-use basis, it came out much cheaper than any of the others available to me. I buy mine online from either Drs. Foster & Smith or Big Als, so its much cheaper than at the LFS/LPS. Oh, and it doesn't cause my tank to make a ton of bubbles like other declors can, and doesn't add a ton of stress coat that mucks up the water. __________________ Tina Puffers: Auriglobus silus x2 Colomesus asellus x1 Tetraodon travancoricus x1 Tetraodon biocellatus x2 Tetraodon nigroviridis x1 Tetraodon baileyi x2 Tetraodon lineatus x1 Tetraodon palembangensis x1 The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way in which its animals are treated. - Mohandas Gandhi

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09-09-2006, 09:06 PM	#3
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 39 Posts: 2,854	It depends on the product, mostly you just waste money by overdosing but just about everything has a toxic level. Prime says you can use 4X the dose safely.

09-10-2006, 10:09 PM	#7
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 39 Posts: 2,854	If your paranoid, you can buy a chlorine test kit. I know a lot of serious hobbyist that use the cheapest dechlor they can find, but for new hobbyists I always recommend Prime. Its a lifesaver during initial cycling. Most people who claim to have cycled their tank with no losses and nothing but dechlor really used Prime or Amquel Plus to keep the nitrite spike from killing their fish. I also like the dosing with Prime it comes with a eye dropper and .5 mL does a whole bucket (I must confess to habitually doubling the dose though) Last edited by emc7; 09-10-2006 at 10:21 PM.

09-15-2006, 12:16 PM	#8
GumboJones Shrimp-O Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New Jersey Age: 23 Posts: 118	Hey, heres a question.. I just went out and got a big bottle of Prime. I noticed however that it de-toxifies ammonia, does anyone know exactly what that means? I have a lot of plants, and I'm wondering if prime will starve them of the amonia they need for food __________________ ________________________ 30 Gallon Tall heavily planted tank w/ Driftwood -1 Micky Mouse Sword Tail -2 Female platy -3 Guppies -6 Serpae Tetras -3 Ghost shrimp -1 Macrobrachium Shrimp -1 Common pleco -1 Transparent knife fish -2 Bolivian Rams -3 Otto cats -3 Apple snails

09-15-2006, 04:03 PM	#9
Puffer Pita Puffer Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,677	It detoxifies it so its not deadly to the fish, but does not remove it so its still available for the biological filter. My understanding is it converts it to a less deadly form. __________________ Tina Puffers: Auriglobus silus x2 Colomesus asellus x1 Tetraodon travancoricus x1 Tetraodon biocellatus x2 Tetraodon nigroviridis x1 Tetraodon baileyi x2 Tetraodon lineatus x1 Tetraodon palembangensis x1 The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way in which its animals are treated. - Mohandas Gandhi

09-17-2006, 11:15 PM	#10
GumboJones Shrimp-O Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New Jersey Age: 23 Posts: 118	It also smells like rotten eggs! __________________ ________________________ 30 Gallon Tall heavily planted tank w/ Driftwood -1 Micky Mouse Sword Tail -2 Female platy -3 Guppies -6 Serpae Tetras -3 Ghost shrimp -1 Macrobrachium Shrimp -1 Common pleco -1 Transparent knife fish -2 Bolivian Rams -3 Otto cats -3 Apple snails

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