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Nick    Fish Addict 33 Posts: 553 Kudos: 668 Votes: 509 Registered: 09-Aug-2004    | Does BioZyme go bad? I've had a small container of it for about 6 or 8 months now and used it once. I figure it couldn't hurt in the new tank. Also if anyone has the amount I should be adding to my 55 as I have apparently thrown out the directions...thanks in advance. |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23 |     |
sirbooks       Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004  | I searched around and found this page. It says that the shelf life is "unlimited", meaning you shouldn't have to worry about any stale bacteria. Instructions for use are included as well. EDIT: Wonder what stale bacteria is like?  Last edited by sirbooks at 05-Jan-2006 21:31 |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23 |   |
Babelfish    Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003    | Stale bacteria? That's easy ....just take a wiff of your filter after it's been stopped for a few hours  !Good to know biozyme has a good long shelf life, I usually reccomend cycle for people due to it's extended shelf life and lack of refrigeration requirements. ^_^   |
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Aqua Newbie n MS Hobbyist Posts: 102 Votes: 1 Registered: 01-Jan-2006 | The Cycle bottle recommends that it not be stored above 120*F/50*C for "extended periods." What qualifies as an "extended period" and why would anyone have it that hot?! As the different solutions are, for all practical purposes, "alive" with no obvious means of nutrition wouldn't it benefit from refrigeration by having it's me |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23 | |
| sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004 | I would surmise that a couple of days would qualify as an extended period in this case. Maybe more, maybe less, but that is pretty extreme heat that they quote as a maximum. I see no reason why any person would keep this product at such high temps barring some kind of unconventional experiment- say, to observe whether a tank cycles faster if the bacteria has been heated before addition. Disclaimers are pretty fashionable for all sorts of different products, to help keep knuckleheads at bay. |
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