DT's live phtyo expiration??

[nyguardian21]

Has anyone reached the "best if used by date" and continued to use it??
How do you know if its "dead"?? I have an almost full bottle that says not to use after Dec 1, 2005 I smell it and it doesnt smell rotten. Need advice on hoe to prolong it if I can. I hate wasting money on a big bottle without ever being to use it all.

 

[bad coffee]

when my bottle of DT's died all the good stuff settled to the bottom of the bottle. If the liquid in the bottle is still green and there's no sediment at the bottom it's still good.

If it dies throw it out. if you put it in your tank you'll only be adding bad nutrients.

B

 

[nyguardian21]

so when the water is not green anymore, its dead?

 

[masterswimmer]

DT's should be shaken on a regular basis. Just like Phytofeast. Settling on the bottom is not an indication that it has died. It can still be alive. However, the longer it sits out of suspension (on the bottom) the shorter the shelf life will be. Same thing goes for refrigeration. If you were to let it sit out for just one week, it would have zero nutritional value.

master

 

[NYReef]

That stuff will cause algae blooms like nobody's business, good or bad.

 

[DEEPWATER]

NYguardian ,,when you come by if thefor the 6line ,I have small bottles of Phyto-feast in stock

 

[nyguardian21]

true about the blooms i used to follow the feeding instructions and got more than usual blooms of algae but i also got a good thing, good pod population.

 

[NYReef]

The pods do love it!

 

[masterswimmer]

Pods love it, and it does trigger feeding responses in fish and coral. The feeding instructions should be tossed out the window IMO. TINY amounts only once or twice a week is plenty. 1/2 the dose they recommend.

Russ

 

[Dennis Tagrin]

I am Dennis Tagrin the owner of DT's Plankton Farm. If you have just purchased a bottle of DT's Live Marine Phytoplankton with a Best if Used by Date of December 1,2005 I would return it. We are at this time shipping product with a Best If Used By Date of July 15, 2006. If a bottle as old as what you claim does not smell , I would suspect that someone is refilling bottles with who knows what.

 

[masterswimmer]

Hey Dennis. Welcome to MR and thanks for the customer service. Who would know better than you!

Russ

 

[nyguardian21]

I bought it off the online store, marinedepot.com mid november 2005. i dont know why it doesnt smell yet. I do shake it everyday to keep everything in suspension. I guess i got the "bottom of the box stock"

BTW Great product!!!

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Welcome Dennis.

NYG what's up wit da signature ? What happened?

 

[nyguardian21]

remembering the days when i got my first FO tank, my fish died. i think it didnt help that i had 2 yellow tangs, a hippo tang and 2 percs in a 29 gal while running only a whisper power filter!! :smash: :skull:

Knowledge is POWER!!! Do your research and dont trust MOST of your LFS advice.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

LOL Gotcha!! Actually My LFS is pretty good.

 

[nyguardian21]

THose were the days before widespread internet, back then dial-up was the future!!! AOL 1.0 LOL!!

 

[Mario]

DT Phytoplankton

I bought the 'souped' up version of Phytoplankton from the LFS. It is dark green in color. When I opened the bottle, WHEW!! The H2S smell!!

Apparently it is ok to dose this? I am having difficulty understanding how something fairly foul smelling can be good...

 

[masterswimmer]

Mario, you don't want to 'dose' it. It is a food source. Feed very very sparingly. Shake often.....daily or every other day. And don't use after the expiration date or if the smell gets worse than it is now. That means all the live cultures in it are dying.

swimmer

 

[reefman]

i think its suppose to smell "grassy". if any1 ever drank or ate grass jelly, they know what that's like.

 

[heuerfan]

Question, is it neccessary to turn off the skimmer when dosing? If so, when i turn the skimmer back on, doesn't it remove all the DT's?