Can you add too much water conditioner?

I'm trying to cycle my tank (unfortunatly with baby fish in it) and am doing 30%-40% partial water changes daily. I read on other posts that people tend to add the amount of conditioner for their whole tank each time they add water to it. I've been doing this each time and was now wondering if you can add too much water conditioner to the tank? Thanks in advance!

You can, but it takes a lot. With Prime (which is what I use) you have to put in 5 times the amount for it to be bad.
I am pretty sure it doesn't last forever in your tank, if you are worrying about it building up in your tank every time you do a pwc. You can just use the amount you need for the water you are replacing if that makes you feel better though!
I use the full dose for the tank every time I do a pwc and I have never had any problems.
People do it different, the main thing is to just make sure you get that chlorine out of the new water.
Good job on doing your daily pwc's!

sounds good, maybe in the next week I won't use the full amount. If I was only doing the pwc's once a week I wouldn't worry but I'm doing them daily so I was more concerned. I really don't want to stress my poor fish out anymore than they already are.
Thanks for the help!

You are welcome. Anytime!

Since the aquarium is not cycled, you may want to add some hornwort or water sprite; those plants will directly ingest part of the ammonia. Some water conditioners also neutralise ammonia and nitrite, and they may be appropriate.

Knowing that everything can be over done and given a propensity toward overdoing everything, I try to add only enough conditioner the treat the replacement water. Many aquarists have success with Prime and Amquel Plus, and others of us prefer the less serious Stress Coat.

Right now I don't have any live plants in my tank. I plan on getting some but am going to wait until I have a little more cash flow. I didn't know about all the other things you need to buy when you buy a fish tank and things are starting to add up now! haha As for the conditioner I'm using now, Nutrafin Aqua Plus was recommended to me at the pet store, I didn't know there was a difference in them. My bottle is running low though so maybe I'll try out Stress Coat if I can find it up here. The selection is pretty slim here. Thanks for the help though!

I use Prime because it lasts forever. I did a price comparison, and in the long run Prime was cheaper than the others. Its about $10 for a regular sized bottle and treats around 2500 gallons. It will also get rid of chloramine, and detoxify ammonia and nitrites.

sweet! I love that you do the price comparison in the long run, nice to know that someone else out there is as frugal as I am! haha I'll have to check and see if they sell Prime around here, fingers crossed! Thanks for all the help everyone!

If you can't find it, you can order online. I get stuff from www.drsfostersmith.com because they are cheapest 99% of the time.
Yes, with my husband and I making hardly any money, and already spending over $1300 on the fish since August, I am pretty frugal .

If the drs ship to Canada, this could be a good time to buy, because they have $5.95 shipping on most orders through December.

Well I'll check the stores and then if I can't find it there I'll go online. Thanks for all the advice! and wow $1300 is a lot of money for fish! this is an expensive habit I see!

Well it is a lot of money, but I made mistakes along the way, and have had to replace things as I went, like filters and heaters. If I would have just gotten the right things the first time, I would not have had to spend as much haha! So now, I find deals and stuff, so I can give my opinion on what is the cheapest way to go. I am even going to start making my own fish food! Making the first batch tonight ! Wish me luck!

tell me how the food making goes, it sounds like an interesting endevour! Good luck!

Hahaa! Thanks! If it works out, I will share the recipe with you guys and gals! I gotta put up my X-mas tree first though !