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==What is it?==<br />
A high quality water conditioner made by Seachem under their [[aquavitro]] brand for use in reef or freshwater aquariums.<br />
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==What does it do?==<br />
By adding it to your aquarium water you can instantly remove [[chlorine]], [[chloramine]] and renders any released [[ammonia]] non-toxic for 24 hours. It also detoxifies [[nitrite]] and [[nitrate]] so that they too have no ill effect on the aquatic animals in your tank.<br />
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It also detoxifies any toxic [[heavy metals]] that may be present in your tap water.<br />
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Seachem claims - "It converts ammonia into a safe, non-toxic form that is readily utilized by beneficial bacteria and reef inhabitants such as clams. alpha™ may be used during tank cycling to alleviate ammonia/nitrite toxicity. alpha™ detoxifies nitrite and nitrate, allowing the biofilter to more efficiently remove them. alpha™ also promotes the production and regeneration of the natural slime coat on fish. alpha™ is non-acidic and will not impact pH, nor will it over activate skimmers." <br />
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Available in different sizes bottles, 5ml of this liquid per {{L|300}} can remove 0.8&nbsp;mg/L [[ammonia]], 1.2&nbsp;mg/L [[chloramine]], or 3.3&nbsp;mg/L [[chlorine]]. Or putting it another way, 1ml can detoxify a {{L|60}} tank of the above levels.<br />
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*Seachem claims it is the highest concentrated water conditioner on the market.<ref>[http://www.aquavitro.com/Products/alpha.html "alpha™ is the most concentrated dechlorinator on the market"]</ref><br />
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*Seachem claim it doesn't significantly reduce oxygen in the water unless, seriously overdosed or there is no nitrogen compounds to remove.<ref>[http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3278869&postcount=126 Over-dosing Prime reduces oxygen? - Official reply by Gmerice Lafayette-Research Manager of Seachem]</ref><br />
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*Seachem claim that by using five times the normal dosage it will remove Nitrate.<ref>[http://www.seachem.com/support/forums/showthread.php?t=2808 Prime Dosage for Nitrate Removal]</ref><br />
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==Use==<br />
Aquarists can use this daily in conjunction with a bacteria starter product like [[Stability]], [[BIO-Spira]] or [[Safestart]] to instantly make up a new aquarium safely within 24 hours and cause no harm to the animals with a typical cycling time of 5 days or less.<br />
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==Special notes==<br />
alpha like all other water conditioners will cause most test kits to read a false high nitrogen level.<br />
For example if testing for ammonia, [[Salicylate]] or [[Nessler]] based kits determine the total ammonia by raising the pH of the test solution to 12 or greater. At this high pH all ammonia removal products will breakdown and re-release the ammonia, thus giving you a false ammonia reading. Same goes for nitrite or nitrate.<br />
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*Seachem's [http://www.seachem.com/Products/Testing.html Multitest] Ammonia kit use a different method and therefore that kit reading is not affected by any water conditioner chemical. But their Nitrate/Nitrite multitest kit will be. <ref>Seachem Support - [http://www.seachem.com/support/forums/showthread.php?t=4055 Prime and Nitrite levels]</ref><br />
*Tip: Leave a sample of the water out in a cup for 24 hours and test it then. Any Prime in the sample will have gone by then.<br />
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==Availability==<br />
This product is usually found in the better range of aquarium and pet shops in USA and Europe. It is available online.<br />
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==Special note==<br />
Though this product is promoted for use in reef aquariums, it is suitable for use in freshwater aquariums as well. It is an enhanced and more concentrated version of [[Prime]].<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Links==<br />
*[http://www.aquavitro.com/Products/alpha.html Alpha by aquavitro]<br />
*[http://www.aquavitro.com/Support/MSDS/FI-Alpha.doc.pdf MSDS data]<br />
*See also [[Water conditioners]] and [[Prime]]<br />
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==Stockists==<br />
*[http://www.aquaessentials.co.uk/ UK - AQUAessentials]<br />
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