Is stress coat bad?

[savyboy]

I use stress coat when I do water changes to declorinate the water. I have a 55 gal plastic barrel with a heater and air stone and I let the water sit. When I do water changes the skimmer adds tons of tiny bubbles to the tank and water in the colection cup.

Is this normal? Or is this because I have a sea-clone skimmer?

Is there a better declorinater that will not effect skimming?

 

[jmack]

try amquell +...it doesn't seem to cause any bubbles in my skimmer.

 

[Billy1234]

Yes, stress coat does cause bubbles. What are you dechlorinating the water for anyway? What kind of water are you using?

 

[theop]

Seachem Prime is what I have used (don't use it often though since I have RO/DI now), and it doesn't seem to effect the skimmer. It will also detoxify ammonia and nitrite.

If you are using RO/DI water you shouldn't need it.

 

[3rotorFD]

if you are not using RO/DI water use amquel. The strees coat stuuf makes my skimmer go crazy:mad2:

 

[TekCat]

won't it be cheaper in the long run to get RO/DI, then spend money on some "magic" potion and have nitrate/phosphate problems?

 

[savyboy]

I use tap water that is filtered with a in line house filter. I do not have the money for a ro di unit right now and I have like half of a gallon of the stress coat left. Will the amquel have the same affect on my skimmer as the stress coat?

 

[roader247]

With all those tanks it would pay to get an RO-DI you can get one for under 200 on E-Bay. Before I got my RO I used Prim it did not make my skimmer go crazy