Best dechlorinator

[Nik_n]

What de chlorinator do you find best. I only used tetra's aquasafe, but I hear people prefer seachem prime of API, but why?  What others are there? 

[mynameisnobody]

They basically all do the same thing, brand loyalty plays in big with dechlorinators. 

[AllFishNoBrakes]

I prefer Fritz Complete because it’s cheaper than Prime. But, they all basically do the same thing 

[Whitecloud09]

On 3/27/2024 at 4:16 PM, Nik_n said:

What de chlorinator do you find best. I only used tetra's aquasafe, but I hear people prefer seachem prime of API, but why?  What others are there? 

I love stress coat of API and seachem prime personally, but they all get the job done.

[face]

The only one that has any real difference imo is Safe because is a powder it does the same thing but is much cheaper in larger tanks and impossible to measure one’s in smaller ones lol

[GoofyGarra]

At the moment I am using: Seachem prime, Fritz complete, and whatever water conditioner Topfin makes, all of them are working perfectly fine and dechlorinating water. Really for me it just comes down to convenience. The Complete has a pump head which makes it easier for water changes on my larger tank, i got a large drop bottle of prime for free which works great for water changes on my smaller tanks, and the Topfin was free as well. As far as i can tell dechlorinating wise there is not much of a difference, just a difference in prices and branding.

[Tlindsey]

On 3/27/2024 at 6:17 PM, face said:

The only one that has any real difference imo is Safe because is a powder it does the same thing but is much cheaper in larger tanks and impossible to measure one’s in smaller ones lol

Definitely agree. 

[Colu]

With Prime you actually you use less of product to treat your water so it lasts a lot  longer than Tetra's aquasafe 

[Nik_n]

Thank you all, I was considering testing them out but it seems noticeable difference so not worth the bother. 

 

[Guupy42]

I use API stress coat, because I found it to be helpful in calming my fish down, so it kind of counts as a multipurpose tool.

[JohnNYC]

I use Dr. Tims First Defense for water changes. It is a dechlorinator but also supports their immune system and helps with stress.

[Jeff]

They all do the same thing. There's not one that's better than the others. 

Fritz Complete has a pump head if you buy from the Co-Op. So, there's that. Other than that - they all work the same. 

[lefty o]

the one you have had success with, and are therefore confident in it is the right one, or best one. for me, i have been using stress coat for 27 or 28 years, so for me its best. ive dabbled with others, and they seem to work decently well, but hard to change what works. my best advice for these products is to buy in bulk. if you can, half gallon or gallon jugs are way cheaper per use vs 16ounce bottles. buy one small bottle once, then refill from the big jug as needed.

[Tazalanche]

On 3/27/2024 at 5:17 PM, face said:

The only one that has any real difference imo is Safe because is a powder it does the same thing but is much cheaper in larger tanks and impossible to measure one’s in smaller ones lol

Same here. I've been using Seachem Safe for well over a decade on 20 gallon to 135 gallon tanks. I just put a 1/4 teaspoon of safe in a plastic cup of tank water, stir & pour it in right when I start to refill the tank during a water change.