Prime

[leighton_87]

Where do you all get your prime from.

My original dechlorinator has ran out and I'm ready to join the rest of the prime crew (along with the DIY python crew which I built this weekend an will no doubt have questions about when I try it soon).

If anyone is in the south Leeds area and knows a LFS that sells it then let me know - happy to pay a few pound more to support a local store but if not where can I get if or a good price online.

 

[techen]

My LFS sells so much prime its crazy, but if you wanna try somewhere online then.
 
http/www.aquaessentials.co.uk/seachem-prime-500ml-p-105.html
 
I used to buy from these guys till I found out my LFS does it.

 

[Royston]

I get mine on .wharehouse aquatics online

 

[adzilla88]

I've bought mine off eBay in the past can't remember the sellers username though, sorry.

 

[Becks1985]

If you type into eBay seachem prime it will come up its quite expensive I think though......

 

[eaglesaquarium]

Not that expensive really, because its really concentrated so it lasts a long time.

 

[SLIM]

Its back on amazon for £20.50 free postage. One seller only

Actually no its not. Its sold out lol Glad I got my order in lol

 

[Becks1985]

Well I actually haven't used it was thinking of getting some though. Would you recommend it?

 

[SLIM]

5ml dechlorinates 200L. Its highly concentrated so it last forever. Wouldnt use anything but

 

[Becks1985]

Yeah sounds good. When your doing a water change do you add it to your tank first them top the water up? I usually siphon the water out with a hose an then fill buckets up an put the treatment for the water into each bucket an then add them to the tank.....

 

[SLIM]

Because I have such a large tank, I put the prime directly in my tank as im filling it up. This way is fine as long as filters are off whilst your doing this and you add enough prime to dechlor the volume of the whole tank, not just what your adding.

Buckets would take me all day as a 50% water change for me is 300L lol

 

[Becks1985]

Oh right I might do that with my tank its only 350 litres but filling it wit buckets stii takes quite a bit of time...

 

[SLIM]

Yea it does. I connect the same pipe I used to syphon and connect it straight to my taps and start refilling.
I add the prime directly to the tank when the tanks about 90% full. Once full I leave it for 5 mins with powerheads on, then switch filter back on. Job done. Takes me about half an hour and I hardly do anything.

 

[eaglesaquarium]

That is truly the easiest way to do it, and I wouldn't want to do it any other way...  I have a 56USG, and a 110USG tank.  Lugging buckets is hard on the back... using a hose to refill is very quick and easy.  No back strain whatsoever.  This has really helped me with doing water changes.  You don't dread doing a water change on a large tank using this method...  Its just a much easier process.

 

[fluttermoth]

Agreed; I have four tanks of 180l+, and there's no way I could manage doing water changes on them all with buckets!
 
Just add enough dechlorinator for the whole tank's volume, before you start refilling (I wouldn't leave it until it's nearly full, personally; get it in right at the start).
 
You can even use straight cold water (I don't have a mixer tap or shower ), as long as you trickle the new water in slowly; I might take an hour, or even two in really cold weather, to refill a 240l tank after a 50/60% water change. I don't mind the extra time, if I'm not having to lug buckets; of course, there's always a couple of buckets for substrate/filter cleaning!