Can I buy 1 year supply of Trident reagent and use it 1 year later if I do not open the package until 1 year?

[CyberGuy]

The reason that I ask this question is because I want to know if the reagent can still be used after 1 year if it is not opened and not exposed to air. In other words, can it be stored for a long time if not opened.

 

[PmCarbrey]

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As per the FAQ released when the trident was reagent has a shelf life of one year when sealed.

 

[SuncrestReef]

From the Neptune FAQ:

What is the reagent shelf-life?
1 year when sealed.

See: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/trident-faq-official.595650/

 

[ca1ore]

Trouble is, you don’t know how old the reagent is when you get it. Mine has a sell by date on the box but not a use by date. Kind of annoying actually.

 

[45ZoaGarden]

+1 you don’t know how long it sat in a truck, waited in a Neptune facility to be packaged, and how long it sat in the lfs. My lfs has exp dates on some reagents like acropower etc. not yet on the apex reagents. They should have an exp date on the box when it is packaged to make it a bit easier to track

Trouble is, you don’t know how old the reagent is when you get it. Mine has a sell by date on the box but not a use by date. Kind of annoying actually.

 

[Williamson’s Reef]

I bought two 6 month reagents. And I’m still using the ones that came with it. I didn’t know they went bad.

 

[canadianeh]

This is good to prevent any hoarders and scalpers.

 

[ca1ore]

Keep in mind that expiration dates are something of an inexact science. I'm still using my API nitrates kit almost 5 years beyond the 'expiration'. It's just as inaccurate now as it was when new LOL.

 

[FlyPenFly]

Any new data on this?

 

[NeptunePaul]

From the Neptune FAQ:

What is the reagent shelf-life?
1 year when sealed.

See: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/trident-faq-official.595650/

This is correct, it is 1 year from the sell by date on the outside of box.

 

[Reef man 89]

This is correct, it is 1 year from the sell by date on the outside of box.

When did you guys start bottling the new reagent that fixed the rising cal problem?

 

[canadianeh]

When did you guys start bottling the new reagent that fixed the rising cal problem?

I just bought my 6 months reagents not too long ago and I can see my Calcium test results go up and down 0.10-0.30. I am not dosing calcium.

 

[italquam]

My guess is the reagents don't expire , most items are give expiration date so you are trained to see the date , toss it and buy more .

Most of the world doesn't even use expiration dates , this is an American thing. For example, in Europe most cheeses have no expiration date , in US everything has one. It is like how they even put expiration dates on Tylenol , nothing changes the chemical composition of the Tylenol. I doubt the reagents expire and if so we should see someone prove it on a video of some sort , would love to see the explanation.

 

[Macdaddynick1]

I had a reagent that had an expiration date a month before I ended up using it. I think it was a batch of the original reagents, that had dates on the boxes. Anyways, I used it for half a month then my feed line got clogged and trident stopped testing. Since I was lazy and it was my last set of reagents, I just left it standing there for around 6-8 months maybe even longer after opening the bottles. I then decided to get my trident up and running again, and after cleaning I tried using the old reagent to see if it would work. Used my tank water to calibrate it against my hanna checker and salifrert. The trident didn't skip a beat, the testing was spot on, I was checking my trident against my hanna every few days or so. So from now on, I am going to use all of the reagents until they're bone dry rather than throwing away nearly 1/2 a bottle when the trident tells you to. I think these reagents don't expire as fast as Neptune would like you to think.

 

[italquam]

I had a reagent that had an expiration date a month before I ended up using it. I think it was a batch of the original reagents, that had dates on the boxes. Anyways, I used it for half a month then my feed line got clogged and trident stopped testing. Since I was lazy and it was my last set of reagents, I just left it standing there for around 6-8 months maybe even longer after opening the bottles. I then decided to get my trident up and running again, and after cleaning I tried using the old reagent to see if it would work. Used my tank water to calibrate it against my hanna checker and salifrert. The trident didn't skip a beat, the testing was spot on, I was checking my trident against my hanna every few days or so. So from now on, I am going to use all of the reagents until they're bone dry rather than throwing away nearly 1/2 a bottle when the trident tells you to. I think these reagents don't expire as fast as Neptune would like you to think.

I couldn't agree more