Hole in the head

[naesco]

I agree with most that you posted but unfortuneately we have to rely on the label.
That is why I choose the Wardley spirulina over say OSI which does not list spirulina as the first ingredient.
I use nori as the primarly food but like the Wardley discs as they sink to the sand and give the tangs something to do which they do naturally for a while, while I am at work.

The bottom line is all reefers should read the label. Make sure that the food is not made in China where there are no controls of what is actually in the package and where it comes from. In that regard US and Canadian product is best. Even Hikari, a Japanese fish food producer now has products which are labeled Made in China so you cannot rely on the brand anymore.
We get the choose the food we eat. Our fish and coral can only rely on the choice that we make for them. Choose wisely!

[fishytime]

Hey Wayne.....New Era has a sinking marine algae/ spirilunia log .....I would tell ya the first three ingredients on the label but the sample we were give at the shop doesnt have a label.....anyway.....my tangs love the stuff and all you do is break a chunk off the "log" and drop it in...

[fishytime]

Oops..... Double post

[RD]

According to the nutritional data supplied to me by the US distributor of New Era (Living Color) (via the manufacturer) the New Era grazing log contains Ascophylum, Ulva and Dulce algae, but here's how things play out on the actual ingredient list.

Grazing Log Diet

Composition
Low temp fish meal
Shrimp
Squid
Fibre
Starch
Vitamin pre mix
Mussel
Mineral pre mix
Blended fish oil
Blended algae


Which appears to be almost identical to the composition of their algae pellets.

Algae Pellets

Composition
Low temp fish meal
Shrimp
Squid
Fibre
Starch
Mussel
Vitamin pre mix
Mineral pre mix
Blended fish oil
Blended Algae



I don't think that I need to point out the obvious .......





naesco ........ if sinking discs with a high inclusion rate of aquatic plant matter is what you are after, have you considered these?
http://www.omegasea.net/veggie_rounds.html

Having never used them I can't vouch for anything beyond what you see on the label, but nutrient wise they certainly appear to be far better suited to tangs, than the Wardley discs. Main ingredients are Kelp & Spirulina, and they are not loaded with cheap terrestrial based plant matter. (no corn, no canola, no rice, no soy, no linseed, no barley, etc)


HTH