"carlrs" wrote in message
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On Nov 17, 11:22 am, "Bill Stock" wrote:

Can anyone explain how the various products work or how they comapre in
cost
per use. I looked for an online summary but id not find anything.


There is definitely a lot of confusion as to water conditioners and
how they work.
The only two that I have found that really meet the claims are Prime
by SeaChem or Amquel Plus by Kordon. These two really do de-toxify
ammonia and nitrites while leaving them bio available for nitrifying
bacteria.

This article has information comparing these as well as others:
http://aquarium-answers.blogspot.com...ditioners.html

I also recommend reading this article:
http://www.americanaquariumproducts....gen_Cycle.html

And as Marco stated, good old fashioned water changes are helpful
too .

Carl

Thanks Carl as usual, Amquel+ sounds like a "miracle". I gather plants can
still use the converted Nitrates?