| | |  | Buffers | Home » » » » Seachem Neutral Regulator 250gram | | | | | | | Description: | | Neutral Regulator™ adjusts pH to neutral (pH 7.0) from either a low or high pH and maintains it there. It softens water by precipitating calcium and magnesium while removing any chlorine, chloramine, or ammonia. The use of Neutral Regulator™ makes other conditioning unnecessary. To lower pH below 7.0 use Neutral Regulator™ with Acid Regulator™ (or Discus Buffer™). To raise pH above 7.0 use with Alkaline Regulator™. All of these products will enhance and stabilize the freshwater aquarium environment. In addition to Neutral Regulator’s™ superior buffering capacity, it will remove chlorine and chloramine, bind ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate, stimulate slime coat production, and buffer the pH to 7.0. | | | Features: | |
• Maintains pH 7.0
• Softens water
• Removes heavy metals
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 4.9 inches | | Product Width:
| 2.4 inches | | Product Height:
| 2.3 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.65 pounds | | Package Length:
| 4.7 inches | | Package Width:
| 2.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.3 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.65 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 5 reviews |
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4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Works great but there's a draw back!Jan 22, 2011
By Randy J. Mercurio
As far as keeping the pH in your aquarium at 7.0 this product works great if used according to the directions. It claims to remove chlorine, chloramine and ammonia with some kind of "conditioning agents" and this may very well be true but if you rely on chemical means to remove ammonia as opposed to doing water changes you are minimally asking for stressed fishes if not sick or dead eventually. In any case, the downfall to this product is that it is made up of phosphate salts, which as you add this product to your tank it causes the phosphates (PO4) to build in concentration. High levels of PO4 in your aquarium is not what you want because it can and will cause algae blooms beyond your control. Ideally, PO4 levels in your tank should be zero to very low levels that can't be detected with colorimetric test kits. If you have algae problems in your tank I highly recommend investing in a PO4 test kit. You must do a water change to get rid of phosphates, don't rely on any product to remove PO4 unless you have a reef tank (salt water) and need to remove low levels!
As far as keeping your pH at neutral you would also make life much easier by investing in a pH pen (i.e. Waterproof pH Tester; ~$40-$100) and the calibration solutions for it. Use liquid pH down (API brand) and you can use store bought baking soda (Sodium Bicarbonate; NaHCO3; Arm and Hammer brand fine...cheap too!) to bring your pH up; however, you may still want some liquid pH up too. The NaHCO3 will increase your pH and carbonate hardness (Alkalinity) helping to stabilize your pH as the phosphate buffers do in Seachem's Neutral Regulator WITHOUT the PO4! Turn your pH pen on and take the pH of your tank while you add pH up or down until you increase or decrease the pH by no more than 0.2 pH units. In other words, if your pH is 6.4 and you want to be at 6.9 increase it from 6.4 to 6.6 the first day. Then the next day go from 6.6 to 6.8 etc. My experience is that in the above example you'll find that the pH of 6.6 you set the day before will drop by the following day so just work your way up incrementally. This is because the organisms in your aquarium utilize the carbonate. Also get yourself a hardness test kit too (API brand) that gives you general and carbonate hardness and follow directions for adjusting to levels suitable for your fishes. Incidentally, Drs. Axelrod's and Burgess's fresh and marine atlases, respectively, provide this information for numerous fishes. I know this sounds complicated but the reality is this is the proper way to maintain a fish tank. It's a hobby and should be fun to do! Dedicate some time to caring for the water quality and you'll have much healthier, vibrant and happy fishes!
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Works well to reduce pH, soften water, and binds ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate.Dec 22, 2011
By NRH
"Nick"
I purchased this product for my 20 gallon freshwater aquarium. My aquarium had been neglected for some time, and the nitrate levels were over 200ppm, GH over 400, and a KH that would hardly ready anything on the test strip. I added an incorrect buffer (too much baking soda) and shot my pH from 6.6 to 8.4, KH went to 300ppm. I need to get these numbers under control.
I did several water changes and my GH would only show a slight drop and my KH was not moving. My nitrate levels did decrease with better maintenance of the aquarium.
Over the course of 5 days I added 7 teaspoons of Seachem Neutral Regulator. The first day the water turned cloudy and this continued for 2 days. On the 3rd day, I added some AP Crystal Clear water clarifier, which caused the parcipitated calcium and magnesium to clump up and be captured by my HOB filter (AquaClear 50 with pre-filter sponge, biomax, matrix, and foam insert). Each day the pH started to decrease.
12-12-11
pH: 8.4.
Ammonia: 0ppm.
Nitrate: 60ppm.
Nitrite: 0ppm.
GH: 425ppm.
KH: 260ppm.
After adding Seachem Neutral Regulator from 12-16-11 to 12-21-11 (7 teaspoons total and no water changes):
pH: 7.6.
Ammonia: 0ppm.
Nitrate: 0ppm.
Nitrite: 0ppm.
GH: 120ppm.
KH: 120ppm.
Seachem Neutral Regulator softens water, neutralizes ammonia, nitrate, and nitrite.
20 gallon high tank, with undergravel filter, and an old penguin biowheel 100 (upgraded to AquaClear 50 on 11-25-2011). Aquarium has been operating for just under 5 years.
1- mature angelfish.
4- albino cory catfish.
3- guppies.
4- platies.
5- ghost shrimp.
Several ramshorn snails.
The product does what it says it will do. Although I am currently only at a pH of 7.6, this product is trying to overcome a carbonate based buffer that wants to keep my pH at a high level (8.4). Seachem Neutral Regulator is a phosphate based buffer and had clearly done its job by reducing the pH, GH, and KH.
I would buy this product again and recommend it to others. Please keep in mind that a phosphate based buffer can cause algae growth if planted aquariums. My aquarium is planted, but with plants that do well in low light. Higher light levels can lead to unwanted algae growth (as indicated by the manufacturer).
This has saved untold lives!Feb 13, 2012
By Ginny
"mother of 6"
Until I discovered this product, I was killing fish and frogs left and right, night and day. I'm not proud of it; I tried but am an idiot at all this chemistry stuff. Since I discovered this product over a month ago, no deaths....just a happy, healthy tank.
 Good ProductAug 17, 2011
By Raymond Mason
We use this product on a regular basis when adding water to our aquarium. The cost online is much less than what we have been paying locally including the free shipping.
I would recommend this product to anyone.
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Not for use in outdoor ponds!Jul 18, 2011
By choatie88
"choatie88"
I bought this product at Petco because an algal bloom had raised the pH of my pond to over 9 and my fish were suffering. Of course, the product does not clearly say on the bottle that it contains phosphates! I didn't realize this until seeing the other review here on Amazon. Now I still have a serious algae problem because of all the phosphate in the pond (which the algae feed off of)!
Oh, and my pond pH is still sky high. It's not clear to me that this product did anything for it besides make the problem worse!
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