Lowes sells Profile as Shultz aquatic soil. I assume you read the
information in http://www.thekrib.com/Plants/Fertilizer/profile.html They
charge many times the price of Profile. Either $12.00 for a 16lb bag or
$16.00 for a 12lb bag.

I purchased a 50lb bag or Profile at farmer source distributor, Caudill Seed
Co. in Louisville KY for about $6.00 . I am sure there is a farm type
distributor up there that carries the product. Search for Profile on Google
and contact the manufacture for a list of Distributors. That's how I located
Caudill Seed here.

Profile is very dusty. I have read folks wash it in a pillow case till it
runs clear http://www.thekrib.com/Plants/Fertilizer/flourite.html

I think I read Netmax mixes it with fluorite ( 2/3 fluorite 1/3 Profile).
That's the same thing I did. Profile is very light and I don't know if it
would work well alone to anchor plants. I used onyx sand (
http://www.thekrib.com/Plants/Fertilizer/ ) in my second tank and it has the
best looking plants in it. I think I read once that smaller substrate
particles are better for plants (ie: clay and sand) except it can get
compacted and develop toxic anaerobic bacteria. My next tank will be some
kind of (play) sand...if I can find the right kind to use.

Please let us know what you find and if you like it....... I still have a
50lb bag left over. I'm going to put it in my garden in a raised bed and
plant blueberries in that. NASA also uses Profile in Hydroponics research.
I think this is great stuff.

Just so you know, I purchased "Profile Turface MVP". I think there are many
different "types" of Profile they sell.

Good Luck
Jim

"Ian" wrote in message
.com...
Does anyone know where I can purchase Profile Turface MVp in the
Chicagoland
area? I can't seem to find it anywhere at Loews, Home Depot, etc.