Would you still use this frozen food?

chartwell · 02/01/2009, 05:25 PM

So, in a "duh" moment I left my tupperware of frozen food in the refrigerator for 24 hours. This is mysis and brine shrimp. They are cold and still a little icy, but mostly thawed out. Would you refreeze it and keep using it or toss it?

D_Hood87 · 02/01/2009, 05:33 PM

its a toss up i would rather be safe then sorry...

trmiv · 02/01/2009, 05:37 PM

In the fridge? I'd still use it. Different story if you left it on the counter.

BuddhaKiss · 02/01/2009, 06:34 PM

I would think you could reuse it....just can't refreeze it

sanababit · 02/01/2009, 06:41 PM

what? throw it out, send it to me, i will use it, everytime i buy frozen food i thaw it out with warm water and clean all the chemicals and preservatives that are in it, they promote a lot of issues in my tank (diatoms, cyano, algae on glass, etc), i basically bring the frozen food to room temp, rinse it with warm water, put it in a ziplock bag, put some garlic and selcon in it, compress it, put it in the freezer, next day i break a little and feed it to my fish, been doing it for a year now with no ill effects....good luck

sana

chartwell · 02/01/2009, 06:53 PM

Thank you for all the replies... especially glad to hear you always thaw and refreeze yours, sanababit. It was the refreezing I was really worried about. It definitely stayed cold in the fridge. I went to feed tonight and was like "where's the fish food?" After I determined it was not in the freezer I looked in the fridge and said "doh!"

sanababit · 02/01/2009, 07:15 PM

you will be fine chartwell, if you want you can even rinse the food before feeding you will see that the nutrient levels in your tank will lower because of all the additives you are not introducing into your tank, good luck

sana

chartwell · 02/01/2009, 08:25 PM

My usual procedure is rinse a portion of the frozen food in RO water just before feeding. Got that tip here on RC actually! :-)
What would I do without this site?!

02/01/2009, 05:25 PM	#1
chartwell Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Fayetteville, AR Posts: 237	Would you still use this frozen food? So, in a "duh" moment I left my tupperware of frozen food in the refrigerator for 24 hours. This is mysis and brine shrimp. They are cold and still a little icy, but mostly thawed out. Would you refreeze it and keep using it or toss it?

02/01/2009, 05:33 PM	#2
D_Hood87 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 323	its a toss up i would rather be safe then sorry... __________________ DONALD Current Tank Info: 160gal REBUILD....GOING SPS ALL THE WAY!!!

02/01/2009, 05:37 PM	#3
trmiv Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 3,082	In the fridge? I'd still use it. Different story if you left it on the counter. __________________ Current tank: Red Sea Reefer 350 Deluxe, Avast Marine Pegleg 180 skimmer, Gyre 150, Eheim 1262 return

02/01/2009, 06:41 PM	#5
sanababit Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Uranus Posts: 3,094	what? throw it out, send it to me, i will use it, everytime i buy frozen food i thaw it out with warm water and clean all the chemicals and preservatives that are in it, they promote a lot of issues in my tank (diatoms, cyano, algae on glass, etc), i basically bring the frozen food to room temp, rinse it with warm water, put it in a ziplock bag, put some garlic and selcon in it, compress it, put it in the freezer, next day i break a little and feed it to my fish, been doing it for a year now with no ill effects....good luck sana __________________ Senior Member of the "Hardly any Water Changes, Temp Swinging, T5ing, No Qtining, Frag Exchanging for Fish Food Current Tank Info: 90RR inwall, Octopuss Skimmer, 2 MP40 wQD, 1 MP10 WQD, 2 Radions G4 Pro, Apex Doser, Apex Controller, 400w heater, 30 Gal Sump, Biopellets, Carbon, Gfo, Macroalgae Last edited by sanababit; 02/01/2009 at 06:46 PM.

02/01/2009, 07:15 PM	#7
sanababit Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Uranus Posts: 3,094	you will be fine chartwell, if you want you can even rinse the food before feeding you will see that the nutrient levels in your tank will lower because of all the additives you are not introducing into your tank, good luck sana __________________ Senior Member of the "Hardly any Water Changes, Temp Swinging, T5ing, No Qtining, Frag Exchanging for Fish Food Current Tank Info: 90RR inwall, Octopuss Skimmer, 2 MP40 wQD, 1 MP10 WQD, 2 Radions G4 Pro, Apex Doser, Apex Controller, 400w heater, 30 Gal Sump, Biopellets, Carbon, Gfo, Macroalgae

02/01/2009, 06:34 PM	#4
BuddhaKiss Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Northern Va Posts: 1,068	I would think you could reuse it....just can't refreeze it

02/01/2009, 06:53 PM	#6
chartwell Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Fayetteville, AR Posts: 237	Thank you for all the replies... especially glad to hear you always thaw and refreeze yours, sanababit. It was the refreezing I was really worried about. It definitely stayed cold in the fridge. I went to feed tonight and was like "where's the fish food?" After I determined it was not in the freezer I looked in the fridge and said "doh!"

02/01/2009, 08:25 PM	#8
chartwell Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Fayetteville, AR Posts: 237	My usual procedure is rinse a portion of the frozen food in RO water just before feeding. Got that tip here on RC actually! :-) What would I do without this site?!