Where are you located? You might be better off splitting it with a local frogger. I know I end up throwing out most of my supplements.

 

Never throw supps away......when they get old - into the bulk FF media container they go!

 

why would you do that. if it is too old to dust the food then wouldnt it be too old to put in the fly medium.

 

Thanks Phil.

That is a SUPER idea!

I'm going to do that.

 

I would love to share my supplements with another frogger but not that many people in eastern NC have PDFs.

 

Hmmm, how far east?

I'll send you a link to our locals group page here on DB.

 

Lately I've been mixing small amounts of old supplements into the soil mixture for new tanks.

 

Lately I've been mixing small amounts of old supplements into the soil mixture for new tanks.

Interesting idea but is there any benefit?

 

Well, Ed could probably chime in with a more informed answer, but one of the advantages of clay is that there is a higher mineral content available to the frog (through micro-fauna, and hopefully, through contact). I imagine amending that could have results anywhere from negligible to dangerous, depending on the proportions and the original substrate.

In this case, I recently built 7 new tanks and went with a mix of sodium bentonite/aquatic soil with varying amounts of traditional substrate over that. I had left over vits/min that were out of date and I added what seemed like a reasonable amount to the Bentonite/aquatic soil that makes up the "underlayer".

Can't be sure of any benefit, really. It hasn't harmed the microfauna level any, which really exploded early (probably due to the "underlayer"). As far as ratio, I tried to err on the side of caution, and there are very few places where the frogs actually come in contact with the amended Bentonite.

 

There are more of us than you might think!

I was thinking about doing the same thing (splitting with locals) just because it feels like a waste just to throw so much away. Otherwise (good idea Phil) it will go into the FF media bin.

 

A pity there isn't some sort of study that someone has scientifically conducted on adding supplement to soil or media and any measurable benefits it might produce.

Get on that Ed!

 

or smaller portions of supplements available ....