Growing Spirulina
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Topic: Growing Spirulina
Posted By: Merk
Subject: Growing Spirulina
Date Posted: March 23 2011 at 9:17pm
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Anyone ever grow Spirulina Algae at home or in a refugium? If so, how did it go? Thanks. ------------- Downtown Salt Lake City 801-809-2367 |
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Posted By: dc
Date Posted: March 23 2011 at 11:37pm
| never but i think it would be very, very invasive. i think its a type of cyano(red slime). |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: March 24 2011 at 7:52am
I was thinking that it would be just the opposite  Hard to keep a culture going. I believe it would not be possible or practical to grow Spirulina in a reef aquarium system. The nutrients needed for any single celled algae, including Spirulina are just not that abundant in a reef aquarium, or if they are abundant, the tank is in real trouble and will soon experience all the problems associated with high nutrient inputs.  Why do you ask? Are you looking for an easy way to feed single celled algae to your reef? ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member 
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Posted By: Merk
Date Posted: March 24 2011 at 4:11pm
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Hey Mark. Yes, I was playing with the idea of culturing some for my reef fish since spirulina is very nutritious and well, feeding it fresh instead of frozen is the idea in mind. And besides, algae is fun. I think I enjoy algae just as much, if not more, than I do coral. ------------- Downtown Salt Lake City 801-809-2367 |