Dr. Tim's Refresh

mwilliams62 · 07/08/2019, 08:24 PM

Has anyone used Dr. Tim's Refresh before and is it supposed to be a muddy color or is it supposed to be clear color?

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j.falk · 07/09/2019, 03:51 AM

I've never used Dr. Tim's, but every live bacteria I've ever used before has been clear in color. Is there an expiration date on the bottle?

Here is an Amazon review I found regarding the black color:

Customer Review
Amazon Customer
1.0 out of 5 starsDr Tim's RE-FRESH kill fish
March 28, 2019
Style: Re-FreshSize: 8 ozVerified Purchase
I bought Dr Tim's Aquatics RE-FRESH 8 oz and Eco-Balance 16 oz bottle for Saltwater from Amazon. None of them has Expiration date on bottle. I have 75 gallon tank. I put 20 ml of RE-FRESH in. The liquid is black with back residue on cap . Day 1: the fish are no longer active. Day 2: fish developed tiny bubbles on skin, the purple Grandma swim fast rubbing the skin on rock to scratch it. The protein skimmer is brown and smell rotten. By the end of day 2 the purple Grandma die. I changed 15 gallons of new salt water. and put in 20 ml of Bio-Balance with the hope to rescue other fish. Day 3: Cardinal die in the morning, and Blue Tang die in the evening. I am very disappointed. I email Dr Tim's website asking for help. 20 hours goes by no response. I am so disappointed. I am totally mourning my death fishes.

mwilliams62 · 07/09/2019, 10:41 AM

Yekes. I hope that doesn't happen to me. Another person said it was supposed to be that muddy color. I will keep a close eye on the fishes and see how they are doing when I get home from work today. I put the stuff in there last night. And today is a No Dose day - do nothing day per the instructions. Marine Depot had a instruction video for this stuff and they had no ill effects from it.

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civics14 · 07/09/2019, 08:38 PM

Just wondering why the need for it?

07/08/2019, 08:24 PM	#1
mwilliams62 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,056	Dr. Tim's Refresh Has anyone used Dr. Tim's Refresh before and is it supposed to be a muddy color or is it supposed to be clear color? Sent from my SM-G935T using Tapatalk

07/09/2019, 03:51 AM	#2
j.falk Registered Member Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 632	I've never used Dr. Tim's, but every live bacteria I've ever used before has been clear in color. Is there an expiration date on the bottle? Here is an Amazon review I found regarding the black color: Customer Review Amazon Customer 1.0 out of 5 starsDr Tim's RE-FRESH kill fish March 28, 2019 Style: Re-FreshSize: 8 ozVerified Purchase I bought Dr Tim's Aquatics RE-FRESH 8 oz and Eco-Balance 16 oz bottle for Saltwater from Amazon. None of them has Expiration date on bottle. I have 75 gallon tank. I put 20 ml of RE-FRESH in. The liquid is black with back residue on cap . Day 1: the fish are no longer active. Day 2: fish developed tiny bubbles on skin, the purple Grandma swim fast rubbing the skin on rock to scratch it. The protein skimmer is brown and smell rotten. By the end of day 2 the purple Grandma die. I changed 15 gallons of new salt water. and put in 20 ml of Bio-Balance with the hope to rescue other fish. Day 3: Cardinal die in the morning, and Blue Tang die in the evening. I am very disappointed. I email Dr Tim's website asking for help. 20 hours goes by no response. I am so disappointed. I am totally mourning my death fishes.

07/09/2019, 10:41 AM	#3
mwilliams62 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,056	Yekes. I hope that doesn't happen to me. Another person said it was supposed to be that muddy color. I will keep a close eye on the fishes and see how they are doing when I get home from work today. I put the stuff in there last night. And today is a No Dose day - do nothing day per the instructions. Marine Depot had a instruction video for this stuff and they had no ill effects from it. Sent from my SM-G935T using Tapatalk

07/09/2019, 08:38 PM	#4
civics14 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Lilburn, GA Posts: 201	Just wondering why the need for it?