Noob question: Seachem Flourish

[beetlejuice403]

Hi all,

just bought my 1st bottle of Seachem Flourish today from a LFS. The bottle seems to be abit old (with stains & the bottle is a bit compressed)..

When I opened the seal, there was a fizz sound (guess due to the compression on the bottle..) & I noticed that the solution inside is brownish in colour [Is it supposed to be this colour?] & it has a strange smell... Am concerned if the contents in the bottle could be spoilt, hence does not dare to dose in my tanks yet...

Am I being 'mountain tortoise' or what? Thanks in advance.

[taz_boy]

not so sure about the fizz sound..

but the color and smell is normal. i recalled that long time ago when i dosed it, it's brown color. and of course, since its fertiliser, it does smell different.

[beetlejuice403]

Oic... thanks alot for your verification...

[Mizu World]

There should be an expiry date on the bottle. But of course, if they are stored in not so favourable conditions at the lfs, they do expire much earlier.

[torque6]

Beetle,

as long its smells like soya sauce, you are fine. I have mine ziplock in a bag and place in a refrigerator to maintain its "freshness".

[beetlejuice403]

Beetle,

as long its smells like soya sauce, you are fine. I have mine ziplock in a bag and place in a refrigerator to maintain its "freshness".

Hi torque, is it really a must to keep 'Flourish' in the fridge? [Scared later my mum will mistaken it as soya sauce & use it to cook for us... ] I kept mine inside a cabinet, will it be ok?

Cheers!

[Matt70]

The Seachem Flourish I bought is also brownish in colour.

[Quixotic]

The colour and smell is normal.
http://www.seachem.com/support/FAQs/Flourish_faq.html

[Verminator]

Mine is a very trasparent blue/green and always has been when i buy it. Smell is like any other fert, unusual

[torque6]

Hi torque, is it really a must to keep 'Flourish' in the fridge? [Scared later my mum will mistaken it as soya sauce & use it to cook for us... ] I kept mine inside a cabinet, will it be ok? Cheers!

Its ok to keep in the cabinet, its just an option to keep it refrigerated. I actually think my sechem stability needs to be refigerated instead of this flourish.