Calling All Seachem Prime Users

[erk628]

While I was out driftwood hunting today I stopped at the petstore that was in the town I was in. The had a bottle of seachem prime so I got one its just the smaller 100ml bottle its all they had. I've never used this before because the stores around me don't carry it. I was reading the back of it and it says 1 capful which is 5ml will be enough for 200 L (50 gallons). Then it says each cap thread is approx 1ml. Now I use a 4 gallon bucket when I do water changes and add the conditioner to each bucket. So I would need some were under half a line cause one like would be 10 gallons. So how would I measure that out really can't do it in the cap. I know theres gotta be people on here that use it that add it to each bucket like I do.

 

[AdamM]

get a pipette and work out how much is in a thread

 

[drobbyb]

Just add the full amount to the first bucket.

 

[erk628]

What is a pippete and a thread is 1ml which is 10 gallons but I only need a little under half a thread for 4 gallons.


If I just add the full amount to the first bucket thats not gonna work what about the other buckets. If I did it like that I might as well wait and add it to the tank but if I do that I'll have to put enough in to treat the whole tank

 

[Tolak]

Get an eyedropper. 20 drops equals one ml. Add two drops per gallon.

 

[erk628]

Get an eyedropper. 20 drops equals one ml. Add two drops per gallon.

Thanks Tolak will do thats a perfect idea.!

 

[GrubbyGirl]

I use a syringe. It's better to use too much than too little

 

[ellena]

Of course you can add the full amount to the first bucket. It works pretty much instantly, so whether it hits the tap water as you add it to the bucket or the tap water hits it as it's already in the tank, doesn't really matter. Loads of people with python siphons add the dechlor to the tank then run the tap water in

 

[drobbyb]

Yep, that's what I do and I've never had a problem.