Seachem
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Pros
- Get some stability in there from the brand seachem and let it run for like a week with a carbon filter all the good stuff-
- I found the label for seachem (I love them)
- I've used aq coop and seachem and nothings died
- SeaChem is great, for a 3 gal you only need about a teaspoon a month.
Cons
- for seachem? many people fall for their scam advertising lol so they praise them. they quote the product label, which makes every product sound amazing. it takes a bit of knowledge in the industry to realize theyre lying.
- im very anti seachem in general lol, because they are the most notorious for outright lying and selling fake/mislabeled products.
- Also, yes, the manufacturers lie like rugs about everything. Especially seachem.
- Seachem doesn't know what they're doing and neither does anyone who mindlessly parrots the instructions.
- There is a reason Seachem, even though they changed the name of Glutaraldehyde on their bottle to a marketing term, is still forced to list plants it will kill on their website.
Sentiment
4 positive (36%) · 0 mixed (0%) · 7 negative (64%)
Trust + time weighted score: -39% · raw score -27%
What redditors said (10 of 11)
for seachem? many people fall for their scam advertising lol so they praise them. they quote the product label, which makes every product sound amazing. it takes a bit of knowledge in the industry to realize theyre lying.
im very anti seachem in general lol, because they are the most notorious for outright lying and selling fake/mislabeled products.
Also, yes, the manufacturers lie like rugs about everything. Especially seachem.
Get some stability in there from the brand seachem and let it run for like a week with a carbon filter all the good stuff-
Seachem doesn't know what they're doing and neither does anyone who mindlessly parrots the instructions.
There is a reason Seachem, even though they changed the name of Glutaraldehyde on their bottle to a marketing term, is still forced to list plants it will kill on their website.
I found the label for seachem (I love them)
Parent context: I found the label for seachem (I love them) but it looks like on the label they note that they do not recommend using it with invertebrates. Reply: I have rock media in my filter. Do you think seachem would be good or should I read up on it?
I've used aq coop and seachem and nothings died
I never had good luck with chemical pH-downs (I used Seachem before), it was impossible to get a good stable pH at water changes
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