SeaChem Prime Review

[Kmuda]

The site review for SeaChem Prime can be found here:

http://www.oscarfish.com/water-conditio ... prime.html

Please reply to this thread with your own opinion of SeaChem Prime

[tonytheboss1]

Prime removes chlorine and chloramine and detoxifies ammonia and nitrite,stimulates natural slime coat & also detoxifies any heavy metals. Nuff said. Very economical, affordable & available. Amust have for the serious hobbyist. "T"

[groovy]

I only bought this product after reading kmuda,s review of it, which seems to make sense to me... like was mentioned in his review I have never noticed any drop in nitrate....that will have to be achieved thru water changes.

[OHern4ever]

I'll give you that Prime is effective and economical but I hate the fact it's a slime coat enhancer. That is a total turn off for me. I was and always probably will be an Amquel guy.

[Kmuda]

OHern, the correct term would be slime coat stimulator. I agree 100% that any product that contains an amine based polymer as a "slime coat enhancer" should be ruled out for use as these can coat a fish's gills and reduce the effectiveness of our biomedia. Prime does not contain a "slime coat enhancer" (i.e. an amine based polymer). Basically the "claim" is marketing for the lesser informed. Their "slime coat stimulant" is nothing more than a unintended side effect of the salts they use to detoxify chlorine. A "side effect" that just about any dechlorinator will have.

I read the MDS on every product I use and the only chemical listed in the MDS for Prime is a "Proprietary aqueous solution of complexed hydrosulfite salts." If there was an amine based polymer or other actual "slime coat enhancer" in the product, it would be listed here, by law.

[fishrn]

I've used Prime for quite some years. I got into fishkeeping initially with salt water, and the formula available then (1980s) was even more concentrated than it is now. and I like it. I still use it. Using a bit more than needed doesn't hurt anything, and I've never lost a fish during a water change or adapting a new fish to a tank.

[Banjominnow]

I absolutely love this product. I have used quite a few other products for removing chlorine and this stuff is hands down the best Ive used. I bought a 2gallon bottle since i have 5 tanks I do 50% waterchanges on. It goes along ways since its concentrated. I highly recomend it to anyone.