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04-23-2003, 09:08 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: El Paso, TX
Posts: 41
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DT's Phytoplankton question
I have a bottle of DT's which I'm using, which expired in Jan 2003. The bottle says: Dead pytoplankton will have a strong foul odor and should not be used.
Mine is expired but smells very slightly like a "fishy" smell.
Should I discontinue? continue?
I've been using with no apparent problems, just wondering what you'll would do 
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04-23-2003, 09:25 PM
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Nothing to See Here
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Montana
Posts: 5,815
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I am one that usually won't go beyond an expiration date on anything for the most part!! I imagine if there is no foul smell, it probably is ok but would not go much longer in my opinion!  |
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04-23-2003, 09:28 PM
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Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Florida Panhandle
Posts: 18,599
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so it is dead so now you have a bottle of marine snow 
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04-23-2003, 09:40 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: El Paso, TX
Posts: 41
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Casey: I don't understand why you say I have a bottle of marine snow...this stuff is green.
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04-23-2003, 09:47 PM
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Nothing to See Here
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Montana
Posts: 5,815
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That casey dude is a really funny guy at times! What he meant by "marine snow" was:
""Marine snow" is an aggregate of bacterial and particulate detritus that are agglutinated on/around a sticky molecule such as mucus." Right casey? |
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04-23-2003, 10:53 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Pekin, IL
Posts: 288
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at the very least it has lost its nutritional value, and therefore would be pretty useless to use, you'll only be adding excess nutrients. I would throw it out
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04-23-2003, 10:57 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: California
Posts: 151
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Before I was using DT's live stuff, I was using Kent's dead stuff. I assume if it doesn't smell, it may be OK to use or may be not even dea either. BTW, dead is not as good as live per DT.
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04-23-2003, 11:04 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: El Paso, TX
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Thanks, everyone. Well at least it's only about 1/4 bottle, so I wont feel that bad throwing it out. Maybe I should dose a capful more often...right now I'm only doing a capful every wed and sunday. 
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04-24-2003, 11:37 AM
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www.pris-MATIC.com
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Sacramento, CA
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Its always better to be safe then sorry...and its cheaper... 
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04-24-2003, 11:54 AM
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Look deeply into my eyes
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: NW Indiana
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Quote:
Originally posted by MontanaRocknReefer
""Marine snow" is an aggregate of bacterial and particulate detritus that are agglutinated on/around a sticky molecule such as mucus."
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Easy for you to say Johnny! 
i get DT's from a couple of places,,,one place i gotta watch tho, a fellow reefer said they tried to sell him a bottle that was EXPIRED already!
reminds me of a time when i worked at a lil grocery store in high school,,they told me "never put the oldest milk in the front row,put it in the second ",,,,sure enuf, everyone took their milk from the second row, never the front,,,knowing that, i check the date on the milk since then
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04-24-2003, 01:15 PM
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Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Florida Panhandle
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Right Johnny you got it bud
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04-24-2003, 02:59 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: West Bloomfield, Michigan
Posts: 231
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Grow your own. Use some of the bottle to try to grow your own phyto. If it's alive it will work and you'll never have to buy DTs again and you'll have an endless supply of phyto.
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04-24-2003, 04:11 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: El Paso, TX
Posts: 41
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How do I go about this? the "Grow your own Phytoplankton for Dummies" version please!
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04-24-2003, 04:17 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: West Bloomfield, Michigan
Posts: 231
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http://www.cnidarianreef.com/
Go to the Culturing Live Food section. Works great and your reef will love it.
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