Frozen meaty cubes gone bad?!

taku · 03/03/2006, 08:46 PM

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?

Craig Lambert · 03/03/2006, 08:49 PM

It should be fine. Just make sure you thoroughly rinse frozen food before placing it in the tank. It's high in phosphate.

gdm42001 · 03/03/2006, 08:50 PM

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.

taku · 03/03/2006, 08:50 PM

rinse it... could you describe what you mean? Like rinse the exterior of the frozen cube or defrost and run through strainer?!

Craig Lambert · 03/03/2006, 08:55 PM

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.

AcroSteve · 03/04/2006, 09:32 AM

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.

03/03/2006, 08:46 PM	#1
taku Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Orlando. FL Posts: 536	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?

03/03/2006, 08:49 PM	#2
Craig Lambert Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,897	It should be fine. Just make sure you thoroughly rinse frozen food before placing it in the tank. It's high in phosphate. __________________ "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will spend all day in a boat drinking beer." Current Tank Info: 75G Tank, 29G Sump, 100lbs LR, AquaC EV-180, Iwaki MD-20RT return Tunze nano streams 4X54 t-5/Icecap Ballast & SLR's 2x110 vho actinic

03/03/2006, 08:50 PM	#3
gdm42001 Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,051	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. __________________ Guy There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." Current Tank Info: No tank for the first time in over 23 years

03/03/2006, 08:55 PM	#5
Craig Lambert Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,897	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. __________________ "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will spend all day in a boat drinking beer." Current Tank Info: 75G Tank, 29G Sump, 100lbs LR, AquaC EV-180, Iwaki MD-20RT return Tunze nano streams 4X54 t-5/Icecap Ballast & SLR's 2x110 vho actinic

03/04/2006, 09:32 AM	#6
AcroSteve Make my Funk a P-Funk Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Electric Avenue Posts: 5,092	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. __________________ **************** "Work hard, rock hard, eat hard, sleep hard, grow big, wear glasses if you need 'em." -- The Webb Wilder Credo -- don't go ninjin' nobody that don't need ninjin'! Current Tank Info: 220g custom plywood. SPS heavy with Sequence Hammerhead return with 4-Way OM. Tunze 6100, 6200 and Wavebox. 5000btu DIY Chiller. Lighting is 10K mh 250W / VHO Actinic Skimer - H&S A200-2x1260