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Aquarium dechlorinator calculator

Read the current bottle. Seachem specifies 5 mL (one capful) per 50 US gallons of new water. Its rounded metric label is not an exact conversion of that ratio. When Prime is added directly to the aquarium, Seachem says to base the dose on the aquarium volume. The small change dose here assumes separate treatment in a container. Other products and formulations have different doses; no API dose is assumed. Generic formula: water gallons × label mL ÷ label gallons.

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Use your measurements and current product instructions. These are freshwater planning estimates.

Worked example: 20 gallon long

Prime standard US label ratio: 5 mL ÷ 50 US gal = 0.1 mL/gal. Full nominal fill: 20 × 0.1 = 2 mL. A 25% change of estimated working water: 20 × 0.85 × 0.25 = 4.25 gal; dose = 0.42 mL when treating that new water separately.

Water treated separatelyUS galPrime mL
Full nominal fill202
Estimated 85% fill171.7
25% working-water change4.250.42

Seachem Prime directions — checked November 3, 2026. This calculator covers standard dechlorination, not emergency dosing.

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