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Equipment and supplies to grow algae for consistent production
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We have made kits to play with real scientific equipment for your kids.
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Algae Research Supply: Algae Culture for Six Algae Strains for Classroom Investigations
$ 27.50
Algae survey kit includes 1.7mL or 50mL options for culture and a culture booklet:
- Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis)
- Nannochloropsis
- Porphyridium
- Chlorella vulgaris
- Isochrysis
- Tetraselmis
- Algae culturing manual
Our scientists have been working with algae for over a decade. This is a premium culture set that is very well taken care of. It is robust and will perform in your laboratory or classroom.
Some strains may not be available seasonally and alternatives will be found
Algae Research Supply: Algae Culture Kit for Arthrospira platensis (spirulina)
$ 15.95 $ 32.99
Algae Culture Kit for Microalgae. We have perfected the method and supplies for anyone to grow an ecologically or industrially important strain of algae. It contains everything you need to grow a laboratory-grade culture at home or at your desk! It includes the following: (1) Instructions: information about the strain of algae, illustrated growing protocol, culture care lessons, lifecycle background of batch-culture cycles. (2) Culture flask: tissue culture flask (50 ml volume) with a breathable cap. (3) Culture inoculum: 1ml in a dense culture in a 1.5ml micro-centrifuge tube. (4) Nutrient Fertilizer: our nutrients are a modification of the media formula called f/2 (Guillard and Ryther 1962, Guillard 1975). It uses NaNO3 (sodium nitrate) and NaPO4 (sodium phosphate) as the nitrogen and phosphorus sources. (5) Culturing Salts: Add salts to a 500ml bottle of drinking water (water not included in the kit). Different strains of algae have a preference for their water quality. We have perfected the recipe and include a small bag of salt to make 500ml (1/2 liter) of media. The salts provide a needed carbon source as well as slow the growth of competitive algae strains (weeds). Great for science fair projects! View full product details
Algae Research Supply: Algae Harvesting Screen
$ 27.95
This is an Algae Research Supply Spirulina Harvesting screen. It has been specifically engineered to separate colonies of spirulina from water. Videos of this device can be seen on our youtube channel- (https://youtu.be/LTdGdRQPBeU) This can be used as a sieve for projects. It is constructed out to PVC and polypropylene screen and is 35 uM in mesh size. View full product details
Algae Research Supply: Algae Research Kit: Culture and Supplies for a Science Project
$ 23.95
This is kit designed to give the student the tools to do a science project. It includes
- Starter culture, 50ml concentrated algae (Nannochloropsis)
- Culture Tubes, self standing, 50mL x8
- Salts, (sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, and trace metal containing sodium chloride) four packs that make 500mL each
- Instructions for cultivation
- Pipetter, polypropylene, graduated with 3ml capacity.
This kit is good for two groups where an n=4 is used: one treatment and one control. Lots of folks use this for science fair projects. Sometimes they also get some extra culture Nannochloropsis) if they are short on time and want to explore different ways to KILL algae. This is a good kit to start out with if you are curious about algae experiments.
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Algae Research Supply: Spirulina Farming Kit
$ 79.99
Howdy Spirulina Farmers! Our research staff has been culturing algae since January of 2000, supported spirulina farmers on six of our seven continents on Earth, and had our cultures sent to space… three times (would have been four, except for a small rocket explosion.) We have helped tens of thousands of students, hundreds of schools and universities (including Harvard, Yale, Oxford, Texas A&M, UCSD, and more). Growing algae is a great platform for experimentation and harvesting biomass is super rewarding (we dare you not to say “Green Gold!” when you are done). To the farming kit-----> This kit has three parts: BIOLOGICAL (algae culture), CHEMICAL (nutrients), PHYSICAL (salts and water mixing). It includes easy to set up instructions and a booklet on algae culture. Better yet, we have a quick video series to answer questions (AlgaeResearchSupply.com). Our 5-gallon kit is the basis for the farming kit. Each 5-gallon salt and nutrient packets can yield around 20-40g of dry weight or around 500g wet weight (Approx. 1 lb of wet weight). Algae Research and Supply’s mission is to educate on aquatic environments. We want to help you grow algae! Supplies you will need: 10-gallon aquarium, small air pump, and a light source.
- Call our 'Algae Hotline' for our scientists to help with your culturing projects.
- Complete Farming Kit for growing Arthrospira (Spirulina): Spirulina culture (500mL), Bubble tube-12" (304 stainless steel), air hose (6'), Beaker (1-Liter), Culture Salts (2x5-gallon bags), Culture Nutrients (2x50mL), Harvesting Sieve (6-inch), Secchi Stick (density determination), instruction manual
- Instructional videos on our website: AlgaeResearchSupply.com
- Teachers! Have this product delivered to your school and we will include extra supplies to aid in teaching algae culture in your classroom! Please send a message to us letting us know what supplies would be helpful and we will send what we are able for FREE! (limited time offer)
- Our mission is to increase the understanding of our aquatic environment through education and distribution of knowledge and materials to culture algae.
Universal Brine Shrimp Refill Kit: Brainy Briny Algae and Brine Shrimp Refill
$ 8.99
We think that this kit is probably the coolest thing since the moon landing. We have made and remade, tested, retested and reformulated everything... fifteen times (not kidding). You can use this with our culture flasks or any other water holding container you can find.
The kit is designed to use a 500mL bottle of drinking water. You can grow the algae in the bottle, or use a separate container.
Each one of these kits includes:
- Salts
- Algae culture
- Algae nutrients
- Brine shrimp
Start the algae culture first and let it establish itself in the culture vessel. After a few days the culture will look more green, then add in the brine shrimp cysts. In a couple days they will hatch. The algae and Brainy Briny's can live for years without feeding if the light and temperature conditions are good.
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