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03/03/2006, 08:46 PM
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Frozen meaty cubes gone bad?!
I can't believe it didn't occur to me sooner, but I've had these frozen cubes of mysis and brine for about 4 months, how disgusting is this, I think I've been poluting my tank and feeding bad food to my animals
 How long can you kept the cubes before they go bad and you toss them? I feed the tank 1, maybe 2 cubes once or twice a week, with other food the other days... and it just occured to me tonight some of my coral don't fully open the day or two following cube feedings. That's so gross, blarg. The cubes are spoiled aren't they? |
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03/03/2006, 08:49 PM
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It should be fine. Just make sure you thoroughly rinse frozen food before placing it in the tank. It's high in phosphate.
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03/03/2006, 08:50 PM
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If you have had them that long, they are most likely freezer burned.
Mine don't last more than a month, but on occasion I have bought too many and found them getting frost/freezer burned. Another problem I have had with them is LFS having let them thaw, and then refreezing them.
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03/03/2006, 08:50 PM
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rinse it... could you describe what you mean? Like rinse the exterior of the frozen cube or defrost and run through strainer?!
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03/03/2006, 08:55 PM
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You can place it in a small food strainer and hold it under a faucet, or else let it melt in water (Some say RODI, but I think that small amount of tap is probably fine). Those foods contain al ot of phosphate, and you'll remove a good bit of it by doing that.
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03/04/2006, 09:32 AM
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I get a cup of water from the tank and drop the frozen food into it. After it thaws, I pour it though a strainer.
The warm water from the tank helps thaw it a little faster.
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