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Equipment List for Phytoplankton Culture

Here is a list of the equipment you will need to culture a phytoplankton species such as Nannochloropsis occulata at home

Equipment List

• 48″ Shop light
• 2 x 48″, 40 Watt fluorescent bulbs
• On/off Timer
• Air pump
• ~10 ft. Flexible airline tubing
• ~ 3 ft. Rigid airline tubing
• Multi-outlet airline splitter/valve
• 3-4 x 1 Gallon water jugs
• Aquarium salt
• Fertilizer f/2 formula
• Phytoplankton starter culture, like Nannochloropsis occulata