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    Default Where do you keep Formalin?

    In the Frig? room temp?

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    Default Re:Where do you keep Formalin?

    In a dark cupboard - room temp

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    Default Re:Where do you keep Formalin?

    Hi Carol,
    Why not in the frig? Just wondering...
    I been keeping mine in the frig.

    dan

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    Default Re:Where do you keep Formalin?

    Formalin and the fridge don't mix!!!

    Cold temps make formalin poisonous to fish, or so I've been told!

    If your formalin is whitish, throw it away!!!!!!!!!

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    Default Re:Where do you keep Formalin?

    Bang on Jeep. Avoid storing it in fridge. A precipitate called some para thingy forms and is dangerous. What is the room temperature out there. If in the eighties. Store the bottle, tightly sealed, in a cool, dry, dark place.
    Bob

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    Default Re:Where do you keep Formalin?

    on a shelf out of reach of the kids.

    regards billy

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    Default Re:Where do you keep Formalin?

    Thats good to know. I've been keeping all my meds, powder, pills and liquids, in the fridge. Are there any other meds that should NOT be kept fridged? Or any other do's/don'ts for storing meds? It's kinda scarry to think I might have killed my fish with the very thing intended to cure it. Kaceyo

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    Default Re:Where do you keep Formalin?

    formalin turns white..and is like what they use to embalm people..when their dead if it gets cold from what i heard..unless your trying to embalm your fish..do not keep it in a cold place or the fridge.
    it must be clear. and please keep it up extremely high..away from any children or pets..and make sure its in its proper container. with it well marked.
    easy for a child to mistakenly think its pop or somethin. it has happened. !!!!

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