Description
API Aqua Essential
API Aqua Essential is a highly concentrated, all-in-one water conditioner for aquariums.
It instantly makes tap water safe for fish by removing chlorine and chloramine, and it also detoxifies harmful ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate in the tank. It’s useful for new tank setups and regular water changes by binding to toxins, making them harmless so your filter can remove them more easily.
It works in freshwater, saltwater, and planted tanks. Many people compare it to Seachem Prime, but API Aqua Essential is more concentrated, so you need less of it.
Features
- Dechlorinator: Quickly removes chlorine and chloramine from tap water, which can otherwise damage fish gills, cause breathing issues, stress, or death.
- Heavy Metal Detoxifier: Neutralizes toxic heavy metals commonly present in tap water.
- Ammonia, Nitrite, and Nitrate Remover/Detoxifier: Instantly binds with these nitrogen cycle toxins (produced by fish waste, uneaten food, and decaying matter), making them non-toxic. Even small amounts of ammonia stress fish; higher levels can be fatal.
- Highly Concentrated Formula: Works instantly and efficiently— a little goes a long way.
- Reduces Fish Loss Risk: Especially useful at tank start-up, during water changes, fish transport/quarantine, or when tests show elevated toxin levels.
- Broad Compatibility: Suitable for freshwater, saltwater, and planted tanks without harming beneficial bacteria or plants.
Available Sizes (with approximate treatment capacity for the 16 oz bottle):
118ml (treats up to ~4,484L)
237ml (treats up to ~9,006L)
473ml (treats up to ~17,974L)
