Fritz or Seachem

[Patrick S.]

Do you prefer Fritz products or Seachem. I’m a life long seachem user but thinking of switching to Fritz. Would love opinions. 

[mouseturd13]

I use seachem prime to condition the tap water where I live and it does amazing. I can smell the chlorine by just running the sink and prime always takes care of it without an issue. It is stinky though, but better than dead fish! 

[StephenP2003]

No brand loyalty here. I end up waiting until I'm almost out of dechlorinator and buy whatever I can get in time for the next water change. 

[Brian P]

I like fritz complete mainly because of the pump on top.  Very easy to measure doses. Have never had any water issues with it either.

[lefty o]

ill be the odd man out. i use stress coat. doesnt stink, and does the job. i buy the gallon jugs because it is cheapest that way. of course i also believe find what works for you, and dont mess with it.

Edited December 31, 2020 by lefty o

[shkote]

I'm with @StephenP2003 on being loyal to neither brand and grabbing what I have on hand. I do like the pump though. 

[Lizzie Block]

 Oh man, I've got opinions on this lol. I feel that each company makes certain products well, but not all. I like Seachem's fertilizer options, I've used Flourish and Flourish Advance in the past with good success. Still prefer Easy green though for simplicity. Also - Seachem Purigen is a superior filtration media for organics, nothing like it. However, I hate their Prime dechlorinator. It's so. dang. concentrated. I always feel like I'm dosing too much.

For Fritz - I personally find it confusing to dose Fritz meds. That being said, Cory has tested a bunch of different ways to administer Paracleanse and Maracyn which I actually have had success with. I also quite like Fritz's dechlorinator options. Particularly ACCR, Complete (with pump from Co-Op) and Fritz Guard as it has aloe in it. I am also mildly skeptical of the bacteria/turbo start products and I don't rely on them 100% without water testing to make sure the cycle took. But, I do believe they help speed the process along by establishing a colony of viable bacteria. I use Zyme 7 when setting up tanks.

In summary, I pick and choose from each and don't stick with one brand in particular. 🙂 (sorry this was long, it could have been longer, I have strong opinions about hobbyist products haha)

[StephenP2003]

11 minutes ago, Lynze said:

I'm with @StephenP2003 on being loyal to neither brand and grabbing what I have on hand. I do like the pump though. 

I just bought my own pump tops and keep a few old seachem bottles on hand. The size 24-410 pump tops fit the seachem bottles, so I buy what I can in bulk and fill up. I use them for my custom mixed ferts (low nitrate, 0 phosphate), Mineralize (dissolved calcium and magnesium), and prime/whatever. 

[Patrick S.]

1 hour ago, Lizzie Block said:

 Oh man, I've got opinions on this lol. I feel that each company makes certain products well, but not all. I like Seachem's fertilizer options, I've used Flourish and Flourish Advance in the past with good success. Still prefer Easy green though for simplicity. Also - Seachem Purigen is a superior filtration media for organics, nothing like it. However, I hate their Prime dechlorinator. It's so. dang. concentrated. I always feel like I'm dosing too much.

For Fritz - I personally find it confusing to dose Fritz meds. That being said, Cory has tested a bunch of different ways to administer Paracleanse and Maracyn which I actually have had success with. I also quite like Fritz's dechlorinator options. Particularly ACCR, Complete (with pump from Co-Op) and Fritz Guard as it has aloe in it. I am also mildly skeptical of the bacteria/turbo start products and I don't rely on them 100% without water testing to make sure the cycle took. But, I do believe they help speed the process along by establishing a colony of viable bacteria. I use Zyme 7 when setting up tanks.

In summary, I pick and choose from each and don't stick with one brand in particular. 🙂 (sorry this was long, it could have been longer, I have strong opinions about hobbyist products haha)

This is so helpful! I’d love to know what else you have to share!

[HenryC]

I've been using ACCR and it's great, does it's job well. Been dosing straight to the tank and putting tap water with a garden hose at the same time. Haven't had any problem and fish don't seem stressed! Definitely works, plus, it's real easy to dose with regular kitchen measuring spoons, or co-op's very own measuring spoon. It also has no smell.

[Fishmonger_X]

I get those big generic jugs for nothing. Don't get hung up on name brands that are no different besides price.

[Ken]

On 12/31/2020 at 5:35 PM, StephenP2003 said:

The size 24-410 pump tops fit the seachem bottles

That is gold. Have you measured how much is dispensed per pump?

[StephenP2003]

1 hour ago, Ken said:

That is gold. Have you measured how much is dispensed per pump?

Depends on where you get them. The first batch I bought dispensed a half milliliter per pump -- great for nano tanks. Another set I bought dispenses 5ml every 3 pumps, which I prefer. I imagine there's many variations including the common 1ml/pump.  I wouldn't mind a 5ml/pump option to fertilize my "high tech" tanks.