expired turbo starter?

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I purchased 4oz Fritz Turbo 900 at LFS, all of their stock bottles had a best used by date of 12/7/21. I research and found that it has a 6ish months shelf life refrigerated. now is 8/7/21. It smells really funky, but I use it anyways. is this something I should be worried about? I'm planning to set up a 10g QT tank too and if I should use the leftover?
 
Use it all
If you put in 1ppm ammonia. Something like Dr Tims. Test the level then test in 1 week If in 1 week the level goes down you know the bacterai in that stinky bottle was still good
 
Use it all
If you put in 1ppm ammonia. Something like Dr Tims. Test the level then test in 1 week If in 1 week the level goes down you know the bacterai in that stinky bottle was still good
ok, gotcha. thanks... I will keep updated. i remember one of the employees was a bit surprised when I brought the date up, then she just says it can last yrs?!?!
 
no they have a legit expiry date but then again i used to drink gallons of choc milk for ten cents as a youth bc expired 2 days/still nice. its not that we were shopping for chocolate milk but when its ten cents are you going to not buy it

I like Lapin's assessment. you'll see movement down in a few days if its legit/any cells left.
 
ok, gotcha. thanks... I will keep updated. i remember one of the employees was a bit surprised when I brought the date up, then she just says it can last yrs?!?!

She does not know what she is talking about then.

I hope they were just not storing it on shelves or wherever.
 

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