where can i find spirulina powder

[Trippy]

does anyone know where to find spirulina powder in irving .:confuzeld:

http://bio-alternatives.net/spirulina.htm?gclid=CIy7pM7Rv5ECFQUsPAodNwI2Cg

thank x

[jjriotgrrl]

any healthfood store has it in capsules you can just pull apart

[kewlkatdady]

I've never heard of the powder....
but you can find flake or pellets anywhere.

[kewlkatdady]

what is the powder for?

[supersmirky]

Wouldn't crushing spirulina wafers do the trick? Would be much cheaper

[Trippy]

****I am curious,.. if and when you have the time, if you might be so kind to post about home grown spirulina, how to go about this... and what the benefits are as I have heard you are a big proponent of doing so.***

We are having an algae growing contest on Tropheus Fanatics, so please join us or we can even have one here. I am a big proponent of promoting algae grazing for your Tropheus. When I observed Tropheus in the wild, they were continuously feeding on the algae on the rocks. This algae is really just a light green slime on the rocks, to simulate this in my tanks I like to encourage the growth of algae by adding Spirulina Powder. You can get this at any health food store. The jar is usually labeled at 100% Spirulina Powder, it may be loose or in capsules, it does not work if it is in Tablet form. You add this to your Tropheus tank, and leave your lights on 24/7 for a few weeks, and hopefully you can get the algae to grow faster then your group can eat it. If you can't then you get algae growing on rocks, pvc, etc., in other tanks and rotate them to your Tropheus tanks.

I think that promoting grazing lessens aggressions, provides a natural behavior, and is an excellent addition to the Tropheus diet.



this thread is from trophs.com ,which made me look for it .
i know it's found in a healt store but people living in irving could you please name one , i'm having a hard time finding it:mad:

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff273/trippybaba/spirulina1.jpg

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff273/trippybaba/spirulina2.jpg

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff273/trippybaba/spirulina3.jpg

that's her tank :hehe:

[Trippy]

i think i found it :D
thank x

[kewlkatdady]

GNC

[Goathead]

you dont need to seed with spirulina powder, if you leave the lights on 24/7 for a few weeks you will have plenty of algae.

[Trippy]

all i can see is some grey stuff :mad:

[Trippy]

...but are the fish cool with having the lights on 24/7 :D

[greeneyed]

On..Off... they don't care too much. Mine has never complained.

[supersmirky]

The fish actually lose sleep when the lights are left on 24/7....I read a study about that somewhere

[bra8ndy8]

Ohh yeah me too....I can't sleep when the lights are on!! LOL :brandy:

[jjriotgrrl]

i used to work there at corner of halbert and east lancaster in fort worth
you can buy as much or as little as you want! plus if you eat it, it takes bad breath away and clears up skin problems! i swear! hippies always coming in for that stuff to go with their "wild lettuce" and "galangal" for trippin...:spend:

[rolloffhill]

I heard brushing your teeth does wonders too...:hehe:

[jjriotgrrl]

lotta hippies aren't too big on hygeine, they do lots stuff that changes their chemistry and so they'd come in and ask for the spirulina

i pass no judgements
they were good people

[khrister]

I order mine from Jehmco:

http://www.jehmco.com/html/powders__spirulina___plankton.html

[biggin]

khrister is this the place you get that flake you gave me the little bag of?

I have been meaning to ask you where you got that.

I order mine from Jehmco:

http://www.jehmco.com/html/powders__spirulina___plankton.html

[Goathead]

Yes its the same, he also gave me a little bag.

[biggin]

Cool, I liked that stuff. I have been looking for something else like it.

[Goathead]

Kens fish has it as well, and its a little cheaper, but the quality is not there the kens fish flakes are tiny and hard for the fish to get a handle on.

[biggin]

I got some from Kens fish and they were not the same... looked more like dried up. The flakes were about the same that I had got from there before.

[khrister]

I'll be buying from Jehmco Soon...want to split shipping cost with me???:D

[arnold]

If you havent found any yet, I have some spiro powder left over, I used to use it to gut load BBS.

[Trippy]

i got it in a health store by the Tom Thumb in beltline . Expensive :mad: