DT's Expiration Dates
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coralcollector
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Toss it.
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kistheeze
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throw it. buy some fresh stuff. It's pretty much dead by that point.
coralcollector
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Ok heres the deal it is dead by now so all you will be doing is adding phosphates to your tank to fuel hair algae toss the crap out.
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kistheeze
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The expiration date is pretty vague really. I personally don't use phytoplankton that's been sitting around for more than a few weeks.
The minute it's harvested it starts to die. Putting it in cold conditions slows this process.
In the case of DT's, it was probably chilled at the DT's warehouse, put in a box and shipped the cheapest way possible to a wholesaler (not refrigerated). Then, it probably sits for a while there (probably not refrigerated), before it's then shipped to the retailer slowly and sits a the doorstep of your local LFS. Then in turn I'm sure make it their upmost priority to load it into their refrigerator.
At which point, it sits, not being shaken, for a few months.
Then you take it home in your hot car and throw it in your cold fridge.
At what point are you expecting the majority of these die? During the shipping process I wager...
That's why I grow my own.
The minute it's harvested it starts to die. Putting it in cold conditions slows this process.
In the case of DT's, it was probably chilled at the DT's warehouse, put in a box and shipped the cheapest way possible to a wholesaler (not refrigerated). Then, it probably sits for a while there (probably not refrigerated), before it's then shipped to the retailer slowly and sits a the doorstep of your local LFS. Then in turn I'm sure make it their upmost priority to load it into their refrigerator.
At which point, it sits, not being shaken, for a few months.
Then you take it home in your hot car and throw it in your cold fridge.
At what point are you expecting the majority of these die? During the shipping process I wager...
That's why I grow my own.
coralcollector
Member
Kistheeze agreed
ddd
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Originally posted by Kistheeze
The expiration date is pretty vague really. I personally don't use phytoplankton that's been sitting around for more than a few weeks.
The minute it's harvested it starts to die. Putting it in cold conditions slows this process.
In the case of DT's, it was probably chilled at the DT's warehouse, put in a box and shipped the cheapest way possible to a wholesaler (not refrigerated). Then, it probably sits for a while there (probably not refrigerated), before it's then shipped to the retailer slowly and sits a the doorstep of your local LFS. Then in turn I'm sure make it their upmost priority to load it into their refrigerator.
At which point, it sits, not being shaken, for a few months.
Then you take it home in your hot car and throw it in your cold fridge.
At what point are you expecting the majority of these die? During the shipping process I wager...
That's why I grow my own.
you grow your own what conditions do yu have for growing live plankton i really would like to do this ??????????
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kistheeze
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conditions? lots of light, circulation in the form of large bubbles, a starter culture: either another person's phyto - (NOT DT's) or a commercially available culture, and a fertilizer - also commercially available.
That's the basic premise. Getting it set up is pretty easy, getting it going is too... Getting it to be as concentrated or more concentrated than DT's is incredibly difficult - but with the right time and effort, it's possible...
That's the basic premise. Getting it set up is pretty easy, getting it going is too... Getting it to be as concentrated or more concentrated than DT's is incredibly difficult - but with the right time and effort, it's possible...
