API Aqua Essential Aquarium Treatment
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- Highly-concentrated treatment works instantly to transform your tap water, so it’s safe for fish in freshwater, saltwater, and planted aquariums.
- Reduces the risk of fish loss when starting or maintaining a fish tank.
- Removes chlorine, chloramines and heavy metals that are dangerous for your finned friends.
- Also removes toxic ammonia that is continually released by fish through their gills, urine and solid waste.
- Eliminates nitrates, which can be harmful to fish, and lead to algae growth.
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5 Customer Questions
Can I used this with Stress Zyme and stress coat? Also, I'm doing partial water changes (like 5 gallon to 29 gallon tank) that I'm leaving the water out so to dechlorinate it. Do I dose based on the amount of water changed for each product (if able) or for the whole 29 gallon tank? Thank you!
Answer by • Jan 21, 2022
API Aqua Essential can be used in conjunction with any other API water conditioner or medication. Using the dosing cap on the bottle, add 5 milliliters per 50 gallons of aquarium water to treat tap water. Add 5 milliliters per 10 gallons of aquarium water to remove ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate. We advise you to wait 24 hours after dosing then do a water change. If you dose within that 24 hour period there is no danger to the animals/plants in your aquarium. A follow-up water change is always beneficial to an aquatic system.
Can this be used safely with API Quick Start?
Answer by • Mar 08, 2023
This treatment can be used safely with other API products.
Will this effect this effect the plants in my aquarium?
Answer by • Sep 22, 2022
This aquarium treatment is able to be used with live aquarium plants.
Is this safe for axolotl?
Answer by • Aug 20, 2022
AQUA ESSENTIAL water conditioner instantly removes toxic ammonia, nitrate and nitrite levels in freshwater, saltwater and planted aquariums. It is safe to use AQUA ESSENTIAL with other aquatic animals.
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