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Old 11-15-2011, 04:38 PM
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Default Seachem Prime - bad ordour

just curious on what smell do you guys get from your bottle of Prime.

My last bottle of prime smelled like the something has died in it so I poured it out and bought a new bottle and it still smelled exactly the same. Also I noticed some black dust in the bottle as well.

so, I am wondering if it's still good or I should exchange for another one.

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Old 11-15-2011, 04:51 PM
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Prime has a strong sulphur smell, is that what you are smelling ?
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Old 11-15-2011, 05:12 PM
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Prime always stinks and has little black specks in it. The bottle says to shake well before using.
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Prime... deadly and effective! Lol.

All bottles are like that
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Old 11-15-2011, 09:35 PM
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Prime has a strong sulphur smell, is that what you are smelling ?
my first bottle of Prime smelled like sulphur. but, the other 2 bottle aren't. almost like someone left a dead fish in it.
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purple tang, sohal tang, yellow eye kole tang, fairy wrasse. cleaner wrasse, leopard wrasse, and misc fish.

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Old 11-15-2011, 09:56 PM
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it also says right on the bottle that its supposed to smell
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I can confirm this as well. When I put it in a bucket of RO after washing my filter socks in bleach, I stinks up the room with that Prime smell.
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My wife complains everytime I use it!

Ha ha!

Seachems AquaVitro line has much less scent.
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