Has my DT's gone bad?

[Johnny Reefer]

If in doubt, throw it out.

[Myka]

Originally Posted by Johnny Reefer

If in doubt, throw it out.

Ya I know I probably should, but it's a pain in the butt for me to order!

[Reef_kid]

i have some fresh dts and they dont smell bad at all....
try subculturing it.... into a new jar.

fresh seawater to 1.020 into a pop bottle put a few caps full of the DT into it and put it under a bright light at about 26 degrees C. with an air stone bubbling in it

in a few days it should turn bright green if theres any live phytoplankton in it

i put a tinny bit (like a toothpick scoop per liter) of water soluble general purpouse plant fertilizer in the watter.

once it turns bright green you can store it in a fridge for a few weeks

you can always check if there alive under a microscope you can see them budding and reproducing.

[Myka]

Ya, I was thinking of putting some into a pop bottle and see if it reproduces...

[i have crabs]

http://www.dtplankton.com/storage.html

[Myka]

Ah thanks! I didn't find that when I went to their website, but my puter was acting up, so I guess I missed it. I'm pretty sure my DT's is toast...it's really rank.