frozen food storing
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nautical_nathaniel
Indecision may or may not be my problem.
I keep mine in a little jar in the fridge and use it for multiple days. One cube of mysis and cyclops each will last my 20 gallon reef 3-4 days. Just don't forget about it because the smell is horrendous if you find it after a couple of weeks ;Vomit
I would not. While it's probably okay for 12hrs I just wouldn't take the risk. Would you store frozen human food that did not require defrosting in the fridge for 12hrs then eat it?
DangerDave
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Yes, absolutely. If you take a steak out of the freezer, it can easily spend a week probably more in the fridge before use, no issues....
Scotty Buttons
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I store a small container that has a little bit of tank water and 1 or 2 cubes of frozen food thawed in it in my fridge for usually 3-4 days at a time. I've had some in my fridge for 5-6 days with no problem, If it starts to smell bad then I wouldn't use it.
homer1475
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According to the New York State Dept. Of Health, this is exactly how your supposed to thaw frozen food, and the only acceptable way according to them.
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Maybe I’m misunderstanding, but it seems that there are two scenarios here: (1) if I take frozen meat/fish food and defrost/“slack” it in the refrigerator then how long will it keep? (2) if I take meat/fish food and completely thaw it (in water, in this case) then put it in the refrigerator, how long will it keep? There are a lot of variables, but in a rough generality, IMHO situation #1 may be a week or so, whereas situation #2 may be a matter of hours. Obviously there are multiple perspectives so be safe and take care of your fish well!
CMO
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I make 3-4 days worth at a time but the key to keeping the food fresh is to dethaw in the fridge vs. letting it fully dethaw at room temperature and then refrigerating. Takes about 24 hours to dethaw in the fridge so you need to prep a day ahead. If it never leaves the fridge there is no issue.
eggplantparrot
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what are you guys going on about??? fish regularly eat rotting stuff in the ocean.
i use a small glass yogurt jar and thaw a cube of mysis and brine shrimp in RODI and a pinch of pellet food to soften up. it lasts my 14G at least 4 days. doesn't smell bad at all unless I forget to put it in the fridge and definitely isn't harming anything... some of you guys are wayyyy to careful on this stuff lol.
i use a small glass yogurt jar and thaw a cube of mysis and brine shrimp in RODI and a pinch of pellet food to soften up. it lasts my 14G at least 4 days. doesn't smell bad at all unless I forget to put it in the fridge and definitely isn't harming anything... some of you guys are wayyyy to careful on this stuff lol.
