Regular Member dnalex Posted May 23, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted May 23, 2012 Because I was getting ready to order another big bottle of Prime, and because I heard from others in the past that Pond Prime (made by Seachem, but listed as Water Gardens Oasis) is the more concentrated version of Prime, I wanted to check on this before making a purchase. So, I called Seachem tech support. This is the answer I got: Seachem Prime and Pond Prime are exactly the same! However, because with ponds you are dealing with much larger surface areas, you actually don't need to use as much Prime. So, in ponds, you are actually using 1/2 the dosage you are using in aquariums, which is why it seemed like Pond Prime is more concentrated. It is not. So, for those of you who have been using Pond Prime in your tanks at the dosage recommended on the bottle, you are actually only half dosing. This post has been promoted to an article 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member horserider36 Posted May 23, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted May 23, 2012 Good to know Thanks! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ashlee18 Posted May 23, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted May 23, 2012 Very interesting. You reminded me that I need another liter or two lol 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dnalex Posted May 23, 2012 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 23, 2012 Lol. That's why I had to check. I need to order another 2L. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member horserider36 Posted May 23, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted May 23, 2012 Lol. That's why I had to check. I need to order another 2L. Good heavens that's alotta Prime... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dnalex Posted May 23, 2012 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 23, 2012 I do a lot of WCs 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member kukana d Posted May 23, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted May 23, 2012 Lol. That's why I had to check. I need to order another 2L. Good heavens that's alotta Prime... OMG,the last bottle I got-just a couple of weeks ago,is 4L and I need to order more! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member tithra Posted May 23, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted May 23, 2012 Can you explain to me why you wouldn't need as much prime because a pond has a larger surface area? This confuses me 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dnalex Posted May 23, 2012 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 23, 2012 I actually don't know why, and should have asked the tech when I was on the phone with him. What I suspect is that the dose they recommend is already pretty high, so cutting it in half is still more than sufficient. It's the same way why you can use only half doses when the temp is in the 80s. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member kukana d Posted May 23, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted May 23, 2012 Does it have something to do w/ the oxygen,maybe? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dnalex Posted May 23, 2012 Author Regular Member Share Posted May 23, 2012 I will call them tomorrow to ask, and update the thread 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Finnage Posted May 23, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted May 23, 2012 I can't comment on the surface area side of things but I know that Chlorine and Chloramine can be broken down by sunlight/ UV radiation to a certain extent. So that might be the reason behind lower Prime dosage for ponds since ponds get way more sunlight than an aquarium. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member shakaho Posted May 23, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted May 23, 2012 From seachem: Re: Is there a difference between Aquarium Prime and Pond Prime? They are the exact same product and concentration. The dosage for a pond is less because a pond has more surface area that can gas off some chlorine. If you use the Pond Prime for an aquarium please use the normal aquarium Prime's dosage directions. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member tithra Posted May 23, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted May 23, 2012 From seachem: Re: Is there a difference between Aquarium Prime and Pond Prime? They are the exact same product and concentration. The dosage for a pond is less because a pond has more surface area that can gas off some chlorine. If you use the Pond Prime for an aquarium please use the normal aquarium Prime's dosage directions. huh, very interesting! I had no idea that would make that so much of a difference. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Finnage Posted May 23, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted May 23, 2012 I wonder what gas off means? Is it like evaporating? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member kukana d Posted May 23, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted May 23, 2012 From seachem: Re: Is there a difference between Aquarium Prime and Pond Prime? They are the exact same product and concentration. The dosage for a pond is less because a pond has more surface area that can gas off some chlorine. If you use the Pond Prime for an aquarium please use the normal aquarium Prime's dosage directions. Makes sense! I knew it would be something like that............ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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