Algae Media (Culture Media and Salts)
Algae cultures need fertilizer, or nutirnets. To grow algae consider that they are in contact with their environment through their cell membranes. They interact with the physical, chemical, and biological makeup of the water. When we culture algae cells we try and control these factors to target the growth of the cells that we desire (think about how a farmer would want sandy or clay soils for for different crops). There are general types of water that are used to culture algae
- Freshwater (Chlorella)
- Seawater (Nannochloropsis, Pyrocystis fusiformis, Porphyridium, Isochrysis)
- Alkali (Arthrospira aka spirulina)
Media is made up of both SALTS and NUTRIENTS. Freshwater salt concentrations are very low, we believe in adding a small amount of carbon buffer to the media (pH 7). Seawater is largely sodium chloride (pH 8.2). Alkali salts include both sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate (pH 10)
Nutrients like our spirulina and f/2 are a complete mixture of everything that a culture will need. The content of the nutrients can be described in two key groups:
- Macronutrients: nitrogen, phosphorus
- Micronutrients: trace metals, vitamins
All of the Algae Research and Supply salts and nutrients are made in our labs and are as good as it gets for growing algae!
Algae Research Supply: Algae Culture Salts, Marine Algae
$ 3.50 $ 15.00
This is salt for MARINE algae.
Our culture salts are a modification of the media from Aiba, S. & Ogawa, T. (1977) and Schlösser (1994). It uses NaNO3 (sodium nitrate) and NaPO4 (sodium phosphate) as the nitrogen and phosphorus sources to maintain a favorable environment to keep your spirulina happy and healthy!
This media kit includes only salts, if you need more than just culture salts, consider one of our many Culturing Kits which contains everything you need to grow a laboratory-grade culture at home or at your desk, or Complete Media Kit (salts + nutrients) to freshen up your algae's environment.
TO GROW ALGAE YOU WILL NEED: A Marine starting culture, 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!).
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Nutrient and Salt Media
- 500mL, 10x 500mL, 3.8L (1-gallon) and 19L (5-gallons) available
Algae Research Supply: Algae Culture Salts, Spirulina Alkali Media
$ 3.50 $ 15.00
Our spirulina culture salts are a modification of the media from Aiba, S. & Ogawa, T. (1977) and Schlösser (1994). It uses NaNO3 (sodium nitrate) and NaPO4 (sodium phosphate) as the nitrogen and phosphorus sources to maintain an alkali pH and keep your spirulina happy and healthy!
This media kit includes only salts, if you need more than just culture salts, consider our Spirulina Culture Kit which contains everything you need to grow a laboratory-grade culture at home or at your desk or Complete Media Kit (salts + nutrients) to freshen up your algae's environment.
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Culture Salts
- 500mL, 1 gallon, 19L (5-gallons), and 380L (100-gallons in 20 5-gallon bags)
Algae Research Supply: Algae Nutrient Media: F/2
$ 4.95 $ 19.99
F/2 is the perfect nutrient media for algae and a widely used general enriched medium for growing algae. The original formulation from Guillard and Ryther (1962) has been slightly modified for growing freshwater and seawater strains of algae. This is a complete media, easy to use, and contains all the necessary trace elements and minerals to grow your algae.
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Nutrient Media
- 1mL, 15mL, 50mL, 500mL, and 1L available
Algae Research Supply: Complete Media Kit (salts + nutrients) for FRESH Water Algae Culture
$ 7.99 $ 42.75
These are the FRESHWATER media kits:
Our nutrient media is a modification of Guillard and Ryther (1962) original formula for growing freshwater and seawater strains of algae. This complete media kit includes everything to maintain pH and keep your spirulina happy and healthy!
This media kit includes all the nutrients and salts you will add to water to continue the growth of your algae. If you need all the supplies at once, consider one of our many Algae Culture Kits which contains everything you need to grow a laboratory-grade culture at home
TO GROW ALGAE YOU WILL NEED: A freshwater starting culture, 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!).
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Included
- f/2 nutrient media
- Salts, (sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, and trace metal containing sodium chloride)
- Instructions for Algae Culturing
Nutrient and Salt Media
- 500mL, 10x 500mL, 3.8L (1-gallon) and 19L (5-gallons) available
Algae Research Supply: Complete Media Kit (salts + nutrients) for Sea Water Algae Culture
$ 7.99 $ 42.75
These are the FRESHWATER media kits:
Our nutrient media is a modification of Guillard and Ryther (1962) original formula for growing freshwater and seawater strains of algae. This complete media kit includes everything to maintain pH and keep your spirulina happy and healthy!
This media kit includes all the nutrients and salts you will add to water to continue the growth of your algae. If you need all the supplies at once, consider one of our many Algae Culture Kits which contains everything you need to grow a laboratory-grade culture at home
TO GROW ALGAE YOU WILL NEED: A freshwater starting culture, 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!).
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Included
- f/2 nutrient media
- Salts, (sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, and trace metal containing sodium chloride)
- Instructions for Algae Culturing
Nutrient and Salt Media
- 500mL, 10x 500mL, 3.8L (1-gallon) and 19L (5-gallons) available
Algae Research Supply: Complete Media Kit (salts + nutrients) for Spirulina
$ 7.99 $ 42.75
Our spirulina salts are a modification of the media from Aiba, S. & Ogawa, T. (1977) and Schlösser (1994). Our nutrient media is a modification of Guillard and Ryther (1962) original formula for growing freshwater and seawater strains of algae. This complete media kit includes everything to maintain pH and keep your spirulina happy and healthy!
This media kit includes only the nutrients and salts you will add to water to continue the growth of your algae. If you need all the supplies at once, consider our Spirulina Culture Kit which contains everything you need to grow a laboratory-grade culture at home
TO GROW ALGAE YOU WILL NEED: A starting culture, 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!).
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Included
- Concentrated nutrient media
- Salts, (sodium carbonate, soxdium bicarbonate, and trace metal containing sodium chloride)
- Instructions for Algae Culturing
Nutrient and Salt Media
- 500mL, 10x 500mL, 3.8L (1-gallon) and 19L (5-gallons) available
Algae Research Supply: Enriched Seawater (f/2) for Culturing Marine Algae (1-Liter)
$ 19.95
This is a common and widely used general enriched seawater medium designed for growing coastal marine algae. The concentration of the original formulation, termed "f...
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Algae Research Supply: Nutrient Media, Spirulina
$ 6.95 $ 19.99
Our spirulina media is a modification of the media from Aiba, S. & Ogawa, T. (1977) and Schlösser 1994. Using this media you will have...
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Algae Research Supply: Secchi Stick
$ 2.00
The Secchi Stick is a simple analytical device to determine optical density of a liquid. The depth at which the disk is no longer visible...
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Artificial Sea Water Kit, 500mL
$ 9.99
This kit is to make down 500mL of seawater for algae culure. It contains salts and nutrients. You will need to provide a 500mL bottle...
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