I was reading some things and I told myself "I'll get StressCoat!" But something caught my eye about Aloe Vera. It was about how it might cause your fish's gills to go bad or something. Then I read something about Amquel Plus and it was a negative thing aswell. Right now I use AquaSafe and I'm not sure if I should trust it. If you have any ideas or comments please... comment or propose your ideas here.
2007-09-26 14:34:46 · 5 answers · asked by Spencer 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Each conditioner has its advantages and disadvantages.
As you have already read from others, they have had good experiences with these products.
The only documented negative about Stress Coats is the use of Stress Coat with amine based Resins, such as Purigen.
Here is a quote from a study:
"...certain slime coat products will cause Purigen™ to become toxic; the products that do this are amine based....
What amine based polymers will do is bond not just to Purigen but to any organic scavenging resin as well as any ion exchange resin and when you attempt to regenerate the resin they will then bond with the chlorine to form chloramine which can be released into the aquarium. This is not just an issue with Purigen but with all resins being sold in the pet trade. The problem only occurs when one attempts to regenerate the resin, there is no problem unless you wish to regenerate the resin you are using. Seachem products do not contain amine based polymers and are safe to be used in conjunction with not only our resins but also with other companies resins."
For MUCH more information about water conditioners that will help you make an informed choice of which one you need, please read this article:
http://aquarium-answers.blogspot.com/2007/04/aquarium-water-conditioners.html
:~) C
2007-09-27 04:51:08 · answer #1 · answered by Carl Strohmeyer 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've used AquaSafe and Stress Coat before. They are both perfectly fine to use and do the job well. If you have a smaller tank ( 29 gallons and under ) you could fill up a six gallon bucket with water and let it sit out over night. This way the chlorine dissipates naturally into the air. Then you won't even need to use the chemicals. This is called aging the water, and is the best way to do it. Just do a couple of these water changes a week and it keeps the tank clean and healthy
2007-09-26 15:23:40 · answer #2 · answered by Phil i 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stress coat is fine, if it wasnt API wouldnt have bought it over.
trust me from experience. stress coat is safe and i use it all of the time. water changes.. injured fishes etc...
really, aquasafe(i have used) and stress coats are big names and 100% safe for fishes.
2007-09-26 14:40:51 · answer #3 · answered by Coral Reef Forum 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I use Aquasafe since 10 years now, and never had any problems with it or any fish die because of that
I say yes, you can absolutely trust it
Hope that helps
Good luck
EB
2007-09-26 14:45:24 · answer #4 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I have AquaSafe as well and I have had no problems.
2007-09-26 15:10:00 · answer #5 · answered by ninjaaa! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋