Algae Research Supply: Algae Culture Kit for Arthrospira platensis (spirulina)

$ 15.95 $ 32.99

Algae Research Supply: Algae Culture Kit for Chlorella vulgaris

$ 15.95 $ 32.99

Algae Culture Kit for Chlorella vulgaris.

This kit includes the method and supplies for anyone to grow an ecologically and 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, life-cycle background of batch-culture cycles.
2. Culture flask: tissue culture flask (50 ml volume) with a breathable cap (included in the smallest kit only)
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. The salts provide a needed carbon source as well as slow the growth of competitive algae strains (weeds).

Great for science fair projects!

Algae Research Supply: Algae Culture Kit for Isochrysis galbana

$ 15.95 $ 32.99

Algae Research Supply: Algae Culture Kit for Nannochloropsis

$ 15.95 $ 32.99

500mL Kit:

This kit includes the method and supplies for anyone to grow Nannochloropsis an ecologically and 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, life-cycle background of batch-culture cycles.
2. Culture flask: tissue culture flask (50 ml volume) with a breathable cap (included in the smallest kit only)
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. The salts provide a needed carbon source as well as slow the growth of competitive algae strains (weeds).

Great for science fair projects!

1- and 5-gallon kit includes:

1. Starter culture (50mL) of concentrated algae (inoculum)
2. Concentrated nutrient media, 50mL
3. Salts, (sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, and trace metal containing sodium chloride) for 1- or 5-gallons
4. Instruction booklet for growing

YOU WILL NEED: chlorine free water, a growing vessel (such as a 10-gallon fish tank), air supply (small air pump, not the band, but if you could get the band to sing to the culture- that would be amazing!).

Algae Research Supply: Algae Culture Kit for Porphrydium cruentum

$ 15.95 $ 32.99

Algae Research Supply: Algae Culturing Project Kit for 25 Students: 7-14 day project. $3 per student.

$ 75.00

Students will use the scientific method to learn about the importance of algae in aquatic systems: the process of photosynthesis, algae's role in the food web, algae's sensitivity to water quality, and algae's impact on water quality through events like harmful algal blooms (HABs). This lesson offers endless opportunities for discussions on topics like nutrient acquisition, effects of climate change, human impacts and nutrient pollution, dead zones and HAB’s, aquaculture, resource limitations, trophic transfers, predator prey interactions, and much more.

The kit contains:

• 1-Liter bottle of Nannochloropsis algae
• 25 individual test tubes and labels
• Small vial of nutrient media and bag of salts
• 25 secchi sticks 
• Algae culturing manual
• Detailed Lesson plan, 8-pages
• Data collection sheets

You will need:

• a gallon of spring water
• Large bucket to mix the media

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

1. Starter culture, 50ml concentrated algae (Nannochloropsis)
2. Culture Tubes, self standing, 50mL  x8 
3. Salts, (sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, and trace metal containing sodium chloride) four packs that make 500mL each
4. Instructions for cultivation
5. 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. 

Algae Research Supply: Basic pH Meter

$ 19.95

BASIC PH METER

Algae cultures are sensitive to pH (acid/alkaline) and will grow within certain pH ranges. We recommend that you have a pH meter handy for confirming pH.

This economical pH meter is easy-to-use for quick and reliable pH measurements.

Includes: meter complete with protective cap, calibration screwdriver, batteries,  instructions, and powdered calibration standards.

Specifications:

Important: Like all economy pH testers, our basic meter uses a glass electrode sensor, which is unprotected and susceptible to breakage. This sensor must be handled with extreme care and stored in a buffer solution. If the sensor is broken it cannot be replaced. If the sensor is allowed to dry out it may affect the accuracy of the meter readings.

Algae Research Supply: Classroom Project: Five Algae Cultures (500mL) and Growing Supplies

$ 150.00

This kit includes 500mL of algae:

• Nannochloropsis (Seawater)
• Porphyridium  (Seawater)
• Isochrysis  (Seawater)
• Chlorella (Freshwater)
• Arthrospira (spirulina)  (Alkali water)

Supplies:

• Freshwater salts and nutrients
• Salt water salts and nutrients
• Secchi Sticks x5
• Pipettes x5
• Culture tubes (50mL self standing) x10

This kit was developed in cooperation with the Georgia Institute of Technology.  

Algae Research Supply: Secchi Stick

$ 2.00

Student Kit: Brainy Briny Kit for Student Projects

$ 10.00

We want you to have multiple groups do the project, so our price is discounted with purchases of more than one. 

This is the most simple manifestation of the kit, no frills, you provide the water and container.   It is designed for use themselves or in small groups.

Each student/group will receive 

• 1x Secchi Stick
• Algae culture (15mL - per kit)
• Algae nutrients
• Algae culture salts
• Artemia salina cysts.

Kits are adjustable for classroom needs!

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.