water conditioner?

[Paw Broon]

hey people i was just wondering if i'm using too much tap water conditioner because on the bottle it says 5ml treats 38 litres now is that just the water i am adding to the tank after a water change or do you have to keep treating the whole tank after every change?

[jackson17]

Always better to over dose then to underdose. If you underdose and your tap has chlorine in it, kiss goodbye your bacteria that eats the bad stuff.

[Northernguy]

When I do a large water change I always treat for a whole tank!

[jackson17]

I just dump way more then recomended. You may go through more, but think of the stress/cost of new fish and having to do water changes daily to keep your fish alive. lol

[Jaster]

I normally add a little more conditioner then I need for just the water I took out.

[Paw Broon]

Ok thanks i have been treating for a whole tank every water change and i change water maybe 20% during the week and 40-50% at weekend so i am running through a fair bit of this stuff, i think with the ammount i'm using i could cut down a little. what you think?

[jackson17]

Maybe a little, just make sure you use the recommended amount at minimum

[Mynameisnotpj]

You are supposed to treat the entire tank after you do a water change, but I don't think it would hurt anything if you put a lot in the tank.

[Jman23]

think of it like this...after a while before changing the water the amount of replacable conditioner needed is always way less than what you are about to add within just every 2 weeks

[Paw Broon]

You are supposed to treat the entire tank after you do a water change, but I don't think it would hurt anything if you put a lot in the tank.

But the other people are saying you don't need to treat the entire tank, i think i'll just treat for the whole tank when i do my 50%.

[/QUOTE]think of it like this...after a while before changing the water the amount of replacable conditioner needed is always way less than what you are about to add within just every 2 weeks[/QUOTE]

And that has just pickled me!

[jackson17]

think of it like this...after a while before changing the water the amount of replacable conditioner needed is always way less than what you are about to add within just every 2 weeks


Ya you lost me on this comment to. If your treating for chlorine you could let it sit for a day or two before, I would still add though incase of your water containing Cholormines. I Just add about two cap fulls of API stress coat per gallon in my bucket. That usually is way more then enough.