Seachem Prime Water Conditioner - Problems?

[KingKenny]

The directions on the bottle are:

Use 1 capful (5 mL) for each 200 L (50 gallons) of new water. For smaller doses, please note each cap thread is approx. 1 ml. This dose removes approximately 0.6 mg/L ammonia, 3 mg/L chloramine, or 4 mg/L chlorine. May be added to aquarium directly, but better if added to new water first. If adding directly to aquarium, base dose on aquarium volume. Sulfur odor is normal. For exceptionally high chloramine concentrations, a double dose may be used safely. To detoxify nitrite in an emergency, up to 5 times normal dose may be used. If temperature is > 30 °C (86 °F) and chlorine or ammonia levels are low, use a half dose.

With this in mind, will the removal of that level of ammonia restrict the available ammonia for the bacteria coverting it into nitrite? Is my tank ever really fully cycled? And if I changed water conditioners would my tank spiral into a mini cycle?

Just occured to me that it may do so?

 

[Tolak]

It doesn't actually remove the ammonia, it converts it to ammonium, which is harmless to fish in that cocentration, but still treated as ammonia by your bio filtration. Your nitrifying bacteria won't starve.

 

[firefiend]

It doesn't actually remove the ammonia, it converts it to ammonium, which is harmless to fish in that cocentration, but still treated as ammonia by your bio filtration. Your nitrifying bacteria won't starve.

This is absolutely correct, hehe.

I've been using Prime for several years now, since my lfs at the time recommended it. This is a great product and fully pass on that recommendation.

 

[KingKenny]

Thanks for your help. Much obliged.

It's a good product and one I'll continue to recommend now.