Prime Smells like sulfer

[Tankster]

Is this normal?

In all my other tanks, which were much smaller, and used a small dropper (visine bottle sized) so I've never really smelled the de-chlorinator. I have a larger 14ish ounce bottle and it smells like sulfur.

I was reading along in another thread and someone asked an unrelated question regarding a sulfur smell in the tank and it got me to thinking... "my Prime smells like sulfur, maybe this is not normal".


... maybe I am just being paranoid!

[kris2341]

it is quite normal the active ingredient is sodium thiosulfate

[blueluv]

It's normal

[Tankster]

Thanks! please ignore the newbie freaking out in the corner :crazy: Move along people, move along. The show's over :)

[nc0gnet0]

it is quite normal the active ingredient is sodium thiosulfate

.....actually Sodium thiosulfate is not the active ingredient in prime, but it is quite normal for prime to smell like sulfur. I myself only use Sodium thiosulfate (my water has no chloramine) and oddly enough, sodium thiosulfate in crystal form has no sulfur smell.

[rickztahone]

get the 1 kilo bottle and take a nice whiff of that! It'll knock you back a step, lol.

[nc0gnet0]

get the 1 kilo bottle and take a nice whiff of that! It'll knock you back a step, lol.

Yup!

[kris2341]

get the 1 kilo bottle and take a nice whiff of that! It'll knock you back a step, lol.

I have a few of these bottles around stinking up the place, been looking for a good way to store the bottles of safe for a long time now.

[Larry Bugg]

.....actually Sodium thiosulfate is not the active ingredient in prime, but it is quite normal for prime to smell like sulfur. I myself only use Sodium thiosulfate (my water has no chloramine) and oddly enough, sodium thiosulfate in crystal form has no sulfur smell.

Where do you buy yours Rick?

[nc0gnet0]

Where do you buy yours Rick?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sodium-Thiosulfate-99-5-pure-crystals-10lb-/261333838073?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cd8b5e8f9

[Larry Bugg]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sodium-Thiosulfate-99-5-pure-crystals-10lb-/261333838073?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cd8b5e8f9

Thanks