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acck · 10/15/2012, 02:56 PM

Ridley n Ironwill, did u add Prime to a coppered tank?

"Prime, like most water conditioners on the market, is a reducing agent. *Therefore, when combined with Cupramine, has the potential to reduce the copper from a safe form to a more toxic form. *We do not recommend using the two products in conjunction with one another. *However, since Prime only remains active for 24-48 hours, you can prepare your tap water 2 days prior to adding to the aquarium and it will be perfectly safe. *At that point, the Prime will have dechlorinated the water."

Two days after Prime is added the water it will still be dechlorinated and will not react with copper. *

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10/15/2012, 02:56 PM	#16
acck Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 10	Ridley n Ironwill, did u add Prime to a coppered tank? "Prime, like most water conditioners on the market, is a reducing agent. Therefore, when combined with Cupramine, has the potential to reduce the copper from a safe form to a more toxic form. We do not recommend using the two products in conjunction with one another. However, since Prime only remains active for 24-48 hours, you can prepare your tap water 2 days prior to adding to the aquarium and it will be perfectly safe. At that point, the Prime will have dechlorinated the water." Two days after Prime is added the water it will still be dechlorinated and will not react with copper. * Product Support Seachem __________________ Get serious about havin fun! Current Tank Info: Basslets love Last edited by acck; 10/15/2012 at 03:20 PM.