Does coral food go bad?

dan_k · 09/28/2014, 04:44 PM

I have a couple bottles of coral food about 2 years old wanted to know if I could still use it
Brightwell reef snow
Kent zooplex
Kent phytoplex
I see no exp date anywhere on the bottle so not sure
Thanks in advance guys

cloak · 09/28/2014, 05:09 PM

How have they been stored? If they've been in the fridge this whole time and don't smell incredibly bad, I would still use it. It's amazing what fish/corals will eat when it really boils down to it.

dan_k · 09/28/2014, 05:36 PM

No just sitting down my basement
They smell normal I guess
Thanks for the replay

Aquarist007 · 09/28/2014, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dan_k

No just sitting down my basement
They smell normal I guess
Thanks for the replay

I wouldn't use the reef snow.. Should be an expirary date on the bottle and it does say to keep it refrigerated.

dotkat77 · 09/28/2014, 06:29 PM

I think most of them have expiration date.

Miz40B · 09/28/2014, 08:56 PM

I wouldn't use either. If you do, do it sparingly and watch out for an increase in algae outbreaks.

09/28/2014, 04:44 PM	#1
dan_k Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 398	Does coral food go bad? I have a couple bottles of coral food about 2 years old wanted to know if I could still use it Brightwell reef snow Kent zooplex Kent phytoplex I see no exp date anywhere on the bottle so not sure Thanks in advance guys

09/28/2014, 05:09 PM	#2
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	How have they been stored? If they've been in the fridge this whole time and don't smell incredibly bad, I would still use it. It's amazing what fish/corals will eat when it really boils down to it.

09/28/2014, 05:36 PM	#3
dan_k Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 398	No just sitting down my basement They smell normal I guess Thanks for the replay

09/28/2014, 06:29 PM	#5
dotkat77 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 63	I think most of them have expiration date.

09/28/2014, 08:56 PM	#6
Miz40B Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Michigan Posts: 169	I wouldn't use either. If you do, do it sparingly and watch out for an increase in algae outbreaks.