Please Help Please Help !

[blueboy1]

I was doing a water change a couple of mins ago and as I poured the water into the tank it was a 20l bucket and I poured it all in without treatment! I instantly realised what I don't and added stress zyme stress coat and API quick start to the tank to treat the water I poured in, my fish seem fine, it all happened so fast an was around a five second intwrval where I realised wha I did and added correct conditioner, will anything bad happen to the tank I'm freaking out I added 10 ml of each directly to my tank water to treat the water although it had mixed with the rest of the tank water, what may happen? They are currently eating all of what was kicked up from syphoning the gravel but I'm worried they will all die or I will have to re start a cycle

 

[star4]

You should be fine adding it after (although better in a bucket). Just keep a check on the water stats for a couple of days, but I cannot see it being a problem. I fill my tanks via a hose so the dechlor goes in all in one go as its filling.

 

[blueboy1]

Ok thank you, like seriously! I was freaking out my heart has never shaken so much In my life and for you to tell me that is music to my ears lol have hundred pound worth of fish in there! I will monitor closely. Just took a test with an API test although it may be too early for an answer and nothing had changed

 

[star4]

  I have done it myself in the past I didnt loose any fish

 

[blueboy1]

Ok thank you much!!!!!

 

[Mamashack]

As long as the filter wasn't running before you added the conditioner it should be fine - as said before keep an eye on the water stats just in case.

 

[ShinySideUp]

I add my water conditioner at any time during the water filling, sometimes I don't add any at all and nothing happens. I don't think the lack of water conditioner means instant death either to your fish or to the bacteria in the filter.
 
Anything added to your water by water companies is designed to kill what might be left after they have treated the water in their own processes, this means that additives are much diluted and very unlikely to overwhelm the huge numbers of bacteria in your filter.

 

[the_lock_man]

If the tank is mature, the bacteria will be being protected by the biofilm, and a short exposure to chlorine or chloramine is unlikely to do any harm. Any chlorine in the water will probably irritate the fish somewhat, but then you put the conditioner in reasonably quickly, so again you should see no ill effects.
 
In these circumstances, it is normally recommended to use the amount of dechlorinator appropriate for the whole tank, rather than just the amount of water you are replacing.

 

[TwoTankAmin]

Before one can kill the established bacteria in a tank because they forgot the dechlor, the fish etc. will died/suffer. The bacteria in a biofilm are well protected, especially against the residual levels of chlorine one might have in their tap. Chloramine wont kill the nitrifying bacteria at all it can put them to sleep for a bit. It will harm or kill the fish however.
 
I would suggest you change what you are putting into your tank. I would not use the products you mentioned. I would suggest a different dechlor- perhaps Prime from Seachem. If I were offered a free lifetime supply of any of the three products you mentioned, I would say no thank you. This is just my personal opinion of course