Making Algae Growing Media

I add some nutrients to water so that I can use it to increase the size of my algae culture.

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  • @theCodyReeder
    @theCodyReeder Жыл бұрын

    Several people have commented about the amount of copper I used. Looking at things it seems that yes I had copied it over wrong and ended up with 10X the amount. This isn’t a big deal for spirulina since all the carbonate and high ph makes the copper only slightly soluble so it doesn’t really matter how much I add the concentration in Solution will be limited. It would however be toxic to other algae. I made this video on very little sleep so I guess I shouldn’t be surprised there were errors. I’m tempted to take the video down and redo it and also fix some other issues like not using a tripod. Thoughts?

  • @WASSERAN

    @WASSERAN

    Жыл бұрын

    Tripod!

  • @tyler7544

    @tyler7544

    Жыл бұрын

    I really enjoyed the video, and hope you dont take it down. Maybe if youre going to put the effort into a new video, just make a second instead? You could make it a part 2 where you correct the copper amount. Maybe discuss why you chose this algae too?

  • @T-MANONE

    @T-MANONE

    Жыл бұрын

    Leave this vidieo up, and if you get the chance to remake it with a tripod and some more sleep decide what you do with this vidieo at that time. Plenty of good info in this vidieo.

  • @cmoyer4853

    @cmoyer4853

    Жыл бұрын

    I mean…I vote yes simply because I like watching new videos from you. I already planned on rewatching this one about 100X before the next video came out. If your not happy with the product I would redo but I’ll watch anything you put out.

  • @cmoyer4853

    @cmoyer4853

    Жыл бұрын

    @@tyler7544 I second this. Better suggestion than mine. Then I can still watch this 100X while I wait for the redo lol

  • @tadcooper9733
    @tadcooper9733 Жыл бұрын

    In this video Cody makes some really weird soup from his homeland.

  • @Opzombers

    @Opzombers

    Жыл бұрын

    Your health is low! Do you have any potions or food?

  • @tadcooper9733

    @tadcooper9733

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Opzombers There are new quest cards available at the guild for you.

  • @johnmccanntruth

    @johnmccanntruth

    Жыл бұрын

    Nice!

  • @borttorbbq2556

    @borttorbbq2556

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Opzombers zombie needs food badly

  • @borttorbbq2556

    @borttorbbq2556

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Opzombers actually I realize you're talking about something else think fable?

  • @micahphilson
    @micahphilson Жыл бұрын

    Sometimes I forget how many crazy and unique projects you have going at the same time! That's why I love this channel, randomly hopping between mining and refining minerals to algae to a self-sustaining "mars habitat" prototype to mushrooms to bees...

  • @tylerblackburn3760

    @tylerblackburn3760

    Жыл бұрын

    For nerds with adhd and too many hobbies

  • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721

    @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721

    Жыл бұрын

    And all of it just happens naturally. Cody doesn't need to come up with crazy challenges or anything, because he just does what he wants.

  • @alanomofo

    @alanomofo

    Жыл бұрын

    @@tylerblackburn3760 funny enough, most of those projects we all love used to not be hobbies . You actually had to know this stuff to have a small farm or just sustain a family .

  • @dh2032

    @dh2032

    Жыл бұрын

    @@alanomofo he the bloke you need if ever get stranded on driest island or something with no out side help?

  • @limbo3545

    @limbo3545

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dh2032 exactly! I want a cody on my side in case of the apocalypse.

  • @mwbhomee2802
    @mwbhomee2802 Жыл бұрын

    During my college days I was extremely into algae especially as a biofuel source. Seeing you experiment with algae makes me want to restart my own algae project.

  • @bobedwards8896

    @bobedwards8896

    Жыл бұрын

    I also dove into algea quite deeply, but for eating sustainably... Its a dam interesting and has tons of potential

  • @deadedd3235

    @deadedd3235

    Жыл бұрын

    Do it friend, double dog dare you

  • @runed0s86

    @runed0s86

    Жыл бұрын

    I have a sealed bottle of algae in the attic. It has been alive for 3 years now and has been both frozen and almost boiled... It's still growing happily!

  • @garethbaus5471

    @garethbaus5471

    Жыл бұрын

    @@runed0s86 that is some tough algae.

  • @JustCallMeCharlie
    @JustCallMeCharlie Жыл бұрын

    I did a little research into growing spirulina after your algae panel video; in regards to the issue of algae dying from stepping up the media volume too fast, could it have something to do with the opacity of the solution protecting the algae against harmful UV light? when growing algae under artifical light, i saw some sources recommend starting with a lower light intensity immediately after propagation for this very reason. did a little more reading now, and apparently because of their structure "self-shading" is also a mechanism they use to protect themselves against excessive UV, ie the spirals can become tighter or looser coils to alter how much light is impacting them, and notably it takes some time for them to adapt. so basically you go from high density of algae causing a very opaque growth medium that shields against UV -> the algae adapt by loosening their coil to receive more light to compensate for the opacity -> you transfer them into a very LOW opacity solution where the UV immediately starts pummeling them and they die before they can adapt? just a theory!

  • @AtomBomb420

    @AtomBomb420

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the information!

  • @sasha-taylor
    @sasha-taylor Жыл бұрын

    Your videos have never once failed to teach me things I likely never would've otherwise leaned, and somehow you've never left me uninterested. You've spurred curiosities in me which I've pursued into full-fledged projects, hobbies, and passions. You can post daily, or twice a year, I'll always be excited to see which rabbit hole you fall into next. Loved the video today Cody, never stop inspiring

  • @Nighthawkinlight
    @Nighthawkinlight Жыл бұрын

    I'm loving the algae stuff. Hope you're well Cody!

  • @erictheepic5019
    @erictheepic5019 Жыл бұрын

    I don't know a whole lot about algae (biology isn't my field), but if I had to take a wild guess at why the algae dislikes being diluted, maybe it's due to trace amounts of other bacteria? Where in a 'saturated' solution of algae, the algae dominate and cut off any foreign invasion at the knees, in a less 'full' environment, it's easier for other bacteria to build to large numbers and challenge the algae. Again, not my field, so I'm likely completely wrong on this. This is kinda an invitation for someone else who might have a better idea to share it.

  • @kreynolds1123

    @kreynolds1123

    Жыл бұрын

    Normally that wouldn't be a bad theory. But spirilina is grown in really high ph that actually kills most every other kind of bacteria. Which means its unlikely that a new bacteria takes over. The grow media presumptivly must change over time with the spirilina consuming many of the nutrients in solution, eventually untill are virtually depleted. I suspect that rapid osmotic pressure changes between the spirilina cell's inside and the grow medium are to blame for killing his spirilina when too much newly charged nutrient solution is added. In other words spirilina that have been sitting around awhile may need time to adjust to a significant quantity of new nutrients and salts.

  • @centrifugedestroyer2579

    @centrifugedestroyer2579

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kreynolds1123 Good theories, maybe the cells are also communicating and dislike the shock of suddlenly being seperated. For example bacteria also need some time to adjust from agar plates to liquid media and are added to a smaller volume first.

  • @drew6017

    @drew6017

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@kreynolds1123 I don't think the pH of ~8-9 preferred by spirulina would kill "most" bacteria, there are plenty species it wouldn't. Also, it's an algae (an organism who's natural habitat is water) combined with all the salts he added I would think the osmotic pressure wouldn't be an issue. I would guess that it is a signaling molecule released by the algae that isn't present in high enough concentrations (in the diluted case) for the algae to continue its life cycle so it just chooses to die. Or as cody put it, they get lonely.

  • @acada6594

    @acada6594

    Жыл бұрын

    Maybe Cody is right and when diluted too much the bacteria gets lonely. They cannot take cab or jump on train in order to visit far away soulmate.

  • @anthonybracuti6898

    @anthonybracuti6898

    Жыл бұрын

    This is likely very true. He is not being very sterile, so he's relying too heavily on his algae outcompeting the contaminants. If he kept it fully sterile, he should be able to inoculate a new batch of media with very kittle algae

  • @TheTechnosasquatch
    @TheTechnosasquatch Жыл бұрын

    I've been curious as to what happened to the algae panel, it seems the panel didn't go quite to plan. Here's to hoping revision 2+ can take off and be a sustainable farm!

  • @yasirrakhurrafat1142

    @yasirrakhurrafat1142

    Жыл бұрын

    You're talking about the diy plastic bottle thingy he did some while ago ?

  • @tartartar23

    @tartartar23

    Жыл бұрын

    @@yasirrakhurrafat1142 ye

  • @yasirrakhurrafat1142

    @yasirrakhurrafat1142

    Жыл бұрын

    @@tartartar23 seemed to me like it was too much babysitting for too little return , this one as well . I think I'll try a plant , similar purpose . It grows fast af , is high protein , and would not require almost any babysitting .

  • @charlescoult
    @charlescoult Жыл бұрын

    Cody, I love that you want to keep the production a solo process, however I strongly recommend investing in a tripod so you have use of both of your hands 😂

  • @christopherbrand5360

    @christopherbrand5360

    Жыл бұрын

    Maybe RoboCody could hold the camera?

  • @F0XD1E

    @F0XD1E

    Жыл бұрын

    No! Shaky cam is a staple!

  • @scania9786

    @scania9786

    Жыл бұрын

    the worst thing is that he has tripods, tbh I usually don't make it through those videos even if it is interesting.

  • @Tomwesstein

    @Tomwesstein

    Жыл бұрын

    Noo! Never

  • @ruzzythefuzzy6146
    @ruzzythefuzzy6146 Жыл бұрын

    In secret, Cody is actually just a collection of algae, and this is just his dinner.

  • @Wise_King_Solomon
    @Wise_King_Solomon Жыл бұрын

    Out of curiosity, what made you go with zarrouk's media instead of the simpler soilwater media or UTEX's Spirulina media?

  • @theCodyReeder

    @theCodyReeder

    Жыл бұрын

    It was just what I found first. 😂

  • @de0509

    @de0509

    Жыл бұрын

    @@theCodyReeder I like this mentality. Too many people turn perfection into the enemy of good

  • @defenestrated23

    @defenestrated23

    Жыл бұрын

    @@theCodyReeder ah yes, laziness, the father of invention :p

  • @chickenmonger123

    @chickenmonger123

    Жыл бұрын

    @@defenestrated23 Is it laziness? We can only take in so much. If you use what you think you have too, that’s only being not totally expert. Not lazy.

  • @Malake256

    @Malake256

    Жыл бұрын

    @@theCodyReeder Spoken like a true scientist

  • @lxlotl
    @lxlotl Жыл бұрын

    Cody, I pretty much never comment on youtube videos, but I wanted to say that literally every time I see a new upload from you, my face instantly lights up with a smile. Always excited to see what you're working on, you've been an inspiration to me for quite some time! Edit: added in a missing word oops

  • @gullyfoyle2615
    @gullyfoyle2615 Жыл бұрын

    You are the best Cody. I hope the algae grows and becomes sentient one day, and then takes you as their king.

  • @tealkerberus748
    @tealkerberus748Ай бұрын

    That trick of dissolving a measurable quantity of powder to make a solution of known concentration and then measuring out drops of solution is gold.

  • @PaulMab9
    @PaulMab9 Жыл бұрын

    "maybe it just gets lonely" Never thought I'd empathize with algae, but here we are.

  • @californiapants
    @californiapants Жыл бұрын

    the pocket watch sitting in the corner got a big smile out of me. and a wonderfully interesting video too!

  • @RubensASMR
    @RubensASMR Жыл бұрын

    Algae is the best pet you could have.

  • @stevegravagne5780
    @stevegravagne5780 Жыл бұрын

    My 9yo daughter made a science fair project where she compared how plants grew with tap water vs water with multivitamins dissolved in it and the multivitamin water made the plants grow twice as big! Great video👍👍👍👍

  • @zncon
    @zncon Жыл бұрын

    Would you be able to add a typed up version of your ingredients and ratios either in the description or linked? It would be great to have a quick reference. Thanks!

  • @emperorstorm3266

    @emperorstorm3266

    Жыл бұрын

    2 hours ago?

  • @tassadar7945

    @tassadar7945

    Жыл бұрын

    @@emperorstorm3266 could be a patreon/member benefit that they get the link before it goes public

  • @WanderTheNomad

    @WanderTheNomad

    Жыл бұрын

    @E Van The youtubers themselves decide if they want a video to be premiered or not

  • @ToTheGAMES

    @ToTheGAMES

    Жыл бұрын

    How hard is it to pause the video at the list and type it over? :')

  • @zncon

    @zncon

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ToTheGAMES Not that hard, but other people might want the list too, and if I just post it as a comment they may not see it. Could end up with a lot of people doing the same work.

  • @solondarville1020
    @solondarville1020 Жыл бұрын

    Miss you Cody! Always nice to see a new video

  • @mitcentauri6237
    @mitcentauri6237 Жыл бұрын

    The hesitation at 00:12:50 had me wondering what the heck he was going to say next. Then I realized he was desperately searching for a better term than Final Solution and couldn't.

  • @alberteinstein3078
    @alberteinstein3078 Жыл бұрын

    I can't believe KZread isn't paying you. Unbelievable this is the best science channel on here!

  • @Sembazuru

    @Sembazuru

    Жыл бұрын

    Probably too many explosion videos in his back catalog. Pity though.

  • @Top-Code
    @Top-Code Жыл бұрын

    Cody, this is why I like you! One week you are prospecting, another refining minerals and the next making algae!

  • @andymiller6020
    @andymiller6020 Жыл бұрын

    I always get so excited when I see any video from you Cody! No matter what it is I know I’m in for an interesting and entertaining time. Thank you so much for all the cool things you do and for sharing them with us.

  • @berttorpson2592
    @berttorpson2592 Жыл бұрын

    Always a good day when Cody blesses us with whatever he's doing!

  • @valicove
    @valicove Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Cody, it always makes my day better when I see a new upload from you. You have such interesting and informative things to share.

  • @kmille1014
    @kmille1014 Жыл бұрын

    A Cody's Lab video?? What a happy surprise, my night just got a whole lot better!

  • @Aearlyg
    @Aearlyg Жыл бұрын

    Yay! NEW Cody video!

  • @thesawofsarcasm115
    @thesawofsarcasm115 Жыл бұрын

    I wonder if Cody has ever thought of just going full breaking bad style chemist.

  • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721

    @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721

    Жыл бұрын

    Of course he's thought of it. The question is whether he's actually done it.

  • @GigsVT

    @GigsVT

    Жыл бұрын

    @@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 the government raided his place after the yellowcake video and he didn't get charged with anything. He's clean.

  • @canadiangemstones7636

    @canadiangemstones7636

    Жыл бұрын

    @@GigsVT As if they’d ever find his secret underground lair.

  • @justinInsanity8316
    @justinInsanity8316 Жыл бұрын

    Your always one of my favorite channels to watch. I get so excited when I see a new video posted

  • @Ianslabratory
    @Ianslabratory Жыл бұрын

    I’m so glad you posted another video on this subject! Big fan of your channel and how you describe your process

  • @TalRohan
    @TalRohan Жыл бұрын

    @Cody'sLab as you know plants need Iron 2 and oxidized iron in this case is iron 3. EDTA, ethyldiaminetetracetic acid is perfect for keeping iron 2 safely where plants need it to be to access it unless you do something like bubbling air through the water. In the wild, plants live in the places where large amounts of Iron2 are available and thats in CO2 rich low disturbance water. The bubblers are what kills the algae in lower concentrations, the air has enough time to destroy the EDTA bond to the Iron2 making it into Iron3 again and starving the algae of photosynthesis. (the air pumps also cause biogenic decalcification further starving the algae) If you use an impeller pump to slowly circulate the water instead of air you will have more success keeping the nutrients available to the algae and therefore growing it in larger containers

  • @theCodyReeder

    @theCodyReeder

    Жыл бұрын

    Interesting. Is it just the overwhelming amount of oxygen?

  • @TalRohan

    @TalRohan

    Жыл бұрын

    @@theCodyReeder weirdly no it's the mechanical action of the bubbles forcing out co2 that breaks the bonds . If you can do it without disturbing the water the oxygen levels will saturate without breaking down the iron2 EDTA bond and keep it available to the algae for much longer . You could try looking up the dennerle aquarium system some of the documentation on it might give you a better understanding than I have . It's been a long time since I worked with it.

  • @cj.wijtmans

    @cj.wijtmans

    Жыл бұрын

    I was thinking the same about the bubbles. It can kill the algae. The bubbles only work when its high CO2 in closed loop i believe.

  • @jesseatterberry4990
    @jesseatterberry4990 Жыл бұрын

    Always looking forward to your content!! Thank you for the informative videos you do, especially the hydroponic series

  • @lucaskleinbauer4581
    @lucaskleinbauer4581 Жыл бұрын

    I really have to say, that you are one of maybe 5 Channels i look forward to every day! Thank you for your continued uploads and being a really cool guy that inspires me and many others every day

  • @snooter28
    @snooter28 Жыл бұрын

    I swear I love that you still just grab the camera and hold it during the mixing processes.

  • @StephenBlane
    @StephenBlane Жыл бұрын

    Always pleasant to see another Cody's Lab in my subscriptions!

  • @bustinbass78
    @bustinbass78 Жыл бұрын

    The copper sulfate surprised me as it is a good algecide.

  • @wamlartmuse2983
    @wamlartmuse2983 Жыл бұрын

    Awesomeness! Getting learnt with Cody is always a blessing. 🍄💜 Cody.

  • @kabishop95
    @kabishop95 Жыл бұрын

    So happy when you upload made my night, thanks!

  • @Kineth1
    @Kineth1 Жыл бұрын

    Isn't any video with algae in it "algae growing media"? I guess it's algae growing multimedia.

  • @centrifugedestroyer2579
    @centrifugedestroyer2579 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Cody, I hope you're doing well. As a biochem student I love videos like these. I recently got to work with some cool proteins from Deinococcus radiodurans and immedeatly had to think about your radioactive projects and what cool stuff you would try if you ever got your hands on some of these amazing bacteria

  • @TalRohan

    @TalRohan

    Жыл бұрын

    I woud love to see some of that in culture and compare it to radiation tolerant mycelium

  • @ZoonCrypticon
    @ZoonCrypticon Жыл бұрын

    Our dear "Soylent Green" producer Cody is back ! Great! You should post videos more often, specially from your chicken base!

  • @alexcamp1646
    @alexcamp1646 Жыл бұрын

    I can always count on you for quality content. You are a good guy Cody. Keep up the good work

  • @thisistherealnasa9074
    @thisistherealnasa9074 Жыл бұрын

    cody have you considered mounting a camera onto your chest or your head to make filming easier from the first person perspective?

  • @tomthoe
    @tomthoe Жыл бұрын

    So *this* is what all the mad scientists have bubbling in the background of all their labs: eco friendly food sources!

  • @matthewwillson6515
    @matthewwillson6515 Жыл бұрын

    I love what Cody does I just wish that there was more frequent videos, never missed one.

  • @Mikey-rm4yw
    @Mikey-rm4yw Жыл бұрын

    Cody, please keep making videos. Your work on here is fascinating, and youre so much more personable and real than most of the people in the science niche here on youtube. Youre so damn relatable and realistic. I love that you show your mistakes and correct them, I love that you laugh with genuine happiness at your successes. You inspire me.

  • @MagnusDangerMagnus
    @MagnusDangerMagnus Жыл бұрын

    I knew from experience as soon as you put that silica gel in the mortar that we were going to have a problem. 😅

  • @northernmetalworker
    @northernmetalworker Жыл бұрын

    I've heard that most of our crude oil is from marine algae. have you considered an experiment in cooking your algae under pressure to see if you can turn it into crude oil?

  • @lucaslac124

    @lucaslac124

    Жыл бұрын

    He has already made oil from algae, but he just heated the algae up in a test tube to make it.

  • @dylanzrim3635

    @dylanzrim3635

    Жыл бұрын

    I’m pretty sure he’s done that

  • @northernmetalworker

    @northernmetalworker

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@lucaslac124 I've read that pressure is a factor in proper production. but I'll look up his video for sure, thanks.

  • @chuckcrunch1

    @chuckcrunch1

    Жыл бұрын

    @@northernmetalworker i think the pressure is important so the low boiling volatiles don't just boil off having a condenser on the out put would capture most , there are probably other reflux and esterification reactions that go on over time as oil sits in the ground

  • @crackedemerald4930

    @crackedemerald4930

    Жыл бұрын

    @@lucaslac124 i think it's a different oil

  • @KatieDeGo
    @KatieDeGo Жыл бұрын

    Love your work and your brilliant mind, Cody

  • @ryanmiskin
    @ryanmiskin Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Cody! Always a pick-me-up when one of your videos drops.

  • @theupsiloninitiative8894
    @theupsiloninitiative8894 Жыл бұрын

    Cody, I just want to say thank you! You make me want to learn more and more chemical science, engineering, programming, etc. you inspired me to take comp sci and ap chemistry. I love your vids man!

  • @hunnybunnysheavymetalmusic6542
    @hunnybunnysheavymetalmusic6542 Жыл бұрын

    Some plants can not handle sudden changes either in the chemistry [things like the total Ph of the solution] or the actual solution fraction [an excess of pure water can make some plant cells swell up and explode, while to much salinity can dehydrate some plants to a fatal level], so its always best, where and when possible, to exactly match the Ph, salinity [all salts, not just NaCl] and total water saturation to keep the tiny plants from being shocked, poisoned or hyperinflated.

  • @charleslambert3368

    @charleslambert3368

    Жыл бұрын

    Fish are also highly sensitive to that sort of thing. I suppose natural bodies of water (even freshwater) tend to be pretty big so they don't change that quickly. maybe you could try submerging the galon of algae in the jar with a little hole in the lid in the 20 gal tank so the two bodies of water diffuse into each other very slowly. (kind of like how you sit the bag of fish in the fish tank)

  • @hunnybunnysheavymetalmusic6542

    @hunnybunnysheavymetalmusic6542

    Жыл бұрын

    @@charleslambert3368 Diffusion and acclimation definitely would make more sense.

  • @amourabidi492
    @amourabidi49217 сағат бұрын

    Your videos push me to use my brain. thx.

  • @cahproductions4695
    @cahproductions4695 Жыл бұрын

    That scale you were using brings back memories of your recovering gold series!

  • @nightstar5077
    @nightstar5077 Жыл бұрын

    Interesting video again! I'm actually close to finish a tube reactor myself for growing spirulina (I red a aquarium with a high surface area should be better because the algae like sitting on top to have better excess to oxygen?). I thought to use plant fertilizer at first luckily I started a small batch before and it didn't really grew at all, so thanks for your information about commercial plant foods! Unfortunately it's quite hard for me to get my hands on stuff like nitrates and the all the trace elements.

  • @llizardcz6230
    @llizardcz6230 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Cody, are you sure EDTA should be called an anti oxidant? From what I know EDTA is a ligand that is used to complex metals to allow them to stay in a water soluble complex rather than percipitating out. And the label of your Iron Chelate even states that it is an iron monosodium EDTA. Since EDTA has a 4- charge to it your iron has to be in a 3+ oxidation state.

  • @PenguinofPower
    @PenguinofPower Жыл бұрын

    Cody, the State Alchemist pocket watch AND the upload on October 3rd... You love to see it. Great video as always.

  • @SlipknotKid3
    @SlipknotKid3 Жыл бұрын

    Oh the smile I get when I see a new Cody video! Keep up the ever-interesting work, brother.

  • @kreynolds1123
    @kreynolds1123 Жыл бұрын

    You might like to try making a nano bubble generator to maximize gas absorption into the water. Take a graphite cylinder drill a hole in the center and glue an air hose to just inside the hole in the graphite cyliner. This is your new airstone. Place your new graphite airstone in a tube with water pumped through the tube. Water passing over the graphite airstone inside a tube is accelerated which rips off nano sized bubbles that stay submerged seemingly forever, maximizing gas absorption. It's so effective, that instead of bubbles that rise in a second or two, nanobubbles make the water look cloudy for minutes.

  • @cj.wijtmans

    @cj.wijtmans

    Жыл бұрын

    that would be like adding asbestos to his nutrient solution.

  • @kreynolds1123

    @kreynolds1123

    Жыл бұрын

    @@cj.wijtmans Sounds bad. Why is that like adding asbestos? All the nano bubbles do is maximizes the gas exchange. They don't harm the spirilina in any way.

  • @coryvalentino605
    @coryvalentino605 Жыл бұрын

    Cloud chamber next please!! CodysLab style!

  • @stupidmovies85
    @stupidmovies85 Жыл бұрын

    Used to watch you for YEARS all the time and hadn’t seen any of your stuff pop up in my sub box in over a year. Gonna be honest I kinda forgot about the channel. This video just popped up and I’m so glad I found you again man! Gonna have to put on notifications.

  • @adamb50
    @adamb50 Жыл бұрын

    Enjoyed watching thanks for another awesome video Cody!!

  • @legatelaurie
    @legatelaurie Жыл бұрын

    I'm not sure if you'd be willing to do it, but it might be cool to do an experiment comparing algae which has had your nutrient solution and one with human multivitamins. Do you think there would be much difference in growth?

  • @Lennybird91
    @Lennybird91 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Cody, can you elaborate on the differences between chlorella and spirulina and why you opted to cultivate the latter? I was reading chlorella has bioavailable b12 in it which I find very useful.

  • @GospodinJean

    @GospodinJean

    Жыл бұрын

    Upvoting this comment

  • @donaldhoot7741
    @donaldhoot7741 Жыл бұрын

    Cody! Always glad to see you makin' viddy's!!

  • @gabewilliams380
    @gabewilliams380 Жыл бұрын

    Love the watch Cody! You are a true Alchemist

  • @wildbill9863
    @wildbill9863 Жыл бұрын

    It would be interesting to see how different kinda of algae can be grown differently

  • @ajemohaltom3560

    @ajemohaltom3560

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm growing Vulgaris in my south facing window and not Spirulina. A very cheap source of nutrients is alfalfa. A 50 pound bag of alfalfa horse feed is $22. I do about a cup of alfalfa "tea" to a gallon of water and Vulgaris grows in about a week before it starts dying off and settling to the bottom.

  • @juusojuuso9214
    @juusojuuso9214 Жыл бұрын

    This algae business seems pretty interesting! Trying to source some pure spirulina mother.

  • @scrotiemcboogerballs1981
    @scrotiemcboogerballs1981 Жыл бұрын

    Good to hear from you brother glad you are doing well thanks for sharing awesome video

  • @potatothings374
    @potatothings374 Жыл бұрын

    I am loving the algae content, in fact I'm loving all of your content. But as someone who took microbiology as a prerequisite course and hasn't touched the material in so long this is a very welcome return. Not to mention a portion we never really touched on much

  • @Lacksi12
    @Lacksi12 Жыл бұрын

    Im excited to see this new panel! Maybe you can resell the molybdenum as 1lb minus a few gram :P

  • @diggysoze2897

    @diggysoze2897

    Жыл бұрын

    Nine-hundred and ninety-six grams; you need four more

  • @Sembazuru
    @Sembazuru Жыл бұрын

    The Morton's salt you used, was it iodized salt? If so, how much iodine would that add? (I honestly don't know how much iodine is in normal table iodized salt.) Would iodized salt be enough to throw off the trace amounts needed, or is the tolerance needed so wide that additional iodine from the salt doesn't really matter? Also, you may have mentioned it in a previous algae video, but why don't you use bubbler stones like what are used in aquariums for smaller air bubbles (more surface area of air, less splashing at the top)? Would the algae over time fill up the smaller holes in the bubbler stones, essentially blinding them over time? Or is it just not necessary so you didn't bother spending the money on aquarium bubbler stones?

  • @dylanzrim3635

    @dylanzrim3635

    Жыл бұрын

    If the goal is to oxygenate the water, then surface agitation is a thousand times better than small bubbles

  • @theCodyReeder

    @theCodyReeder

    Жыл бұрын

    The salt was not iodized. In my opinion air stones are just another hard to clean surface to grow harmful bacteria.

  • @Sembazuru

    @Sembazuru

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dylanzrim3635 OK. I did not know that. Thanx.

  • @Sembazuru

    @Sembazuru

    Жыл бұрын

    @@theCodyReeder Re: Salt - I tried to get a good look at the label to see, but you had it turned so I could only just identify the brand. Thanx for the clarification. Re: air stones - That makes good sense.

  • @robwgeorge
    @robwgeorge Жыл бұрын

    "It just gets lonely" Love it. Thanks again for your great content.

  • @Brandonligon
    @Brandonligon Жыл бұрын

    I love this series! Was waiting for this video! Thanks Cody 🤙

  • @BioTechproject27
    @BioTechproject27 Жыл бұрын

    Suggestions: So something that would also work is aquarium plants fertilizer, as aquatic plants also need trace elements they are also already in bio available form. Also I'd rather suggest instead of EDTA to use some biologically degradable chelating agents, as EDTA and lots of others are bio accumulative. Citric acid and some tannins are some "natural" examples, but there are also others like IDS, EDDS (S,S-Isomer), HIDS, IDHA, etc. just to name a few.

  • @festivemacadamianut285
    @festivemacadamianut285 Жыл бұрын

    Why did you choose to use Spirulina rather than a different algae like Chlorella?

  • @snokho
    @snokho Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing these projects with us. Keep rocking it

  • @connorwaddle1446
    @connorwaddle1446 Жыл бұрын

    I love you delving deep into this algae journey! as a fish keeper and a small aquaponics user, you should really look into aquaponics, it's am amazing sustainable way to produce greens and fish!

  • @ww8545
    @ww8545 Жыл бұрын

    Drop everything new Cody's lab

  • @F0XD1E
    @F0XD1E Жыл бұрын

    Hey Cody! Any plans for preparing the algae other than simply filtered or dried?

  • @TheLemonBird
    @TheLemonBird Жыл бұрын

    Great video. Really looking forward to the next video in this series

  • @zanzibarzamfir276
    @zanzibarzamfir276 Жыл бұрын

    love watching Cody Slab videos. always educate

  • @GreyDevil
    @GreyDevil Жыл бұрын

    Are there practical uses for you or space colonists with growing some cyanobacteria as well? Maybe not but i was curious

  • @lanwickum
    @lanwickum Жыл бұрын

    copper sulfate is an excellent fungicide. I noticed it on your table. I use it water tanks for sprayers to keep stuff from growing. Only takes a table spoon or 2 for a few thousand gallons of water. Does it change with all the other stuff?

  • @dansw0rkshop

    @dansw0rkshop

    Жыл бұрын

    That's what I was wondering too. He actually added it as one of the trace elements in the 1000x bottle. And it's what I thought was the algaecide in the other granulated mixtures you can get in the store. Makes no sense. If it's not copper sulfate, what exactly is the algaecide in the store-bought granulated mixtures?

  • @user-dl6pn9kp8m

    @user-dl6pn9kp8m

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm trying to grow nannochloropsis, I was advised to avoid copper as it was toxic to the algae.

  • @Criam
    @Criam Жыл бұрын

    I wish you uploaded more Cody, everything you do is so interesting.

  • @maxdurbin3033
    @maxdurbin3033 Жыл бұрын

    I'm so excited to see the new panel!!

  • @renderproductions1032
    @renderproductions1032 Жыл бұрын

    You and EthoSlab are such an inspiration!

  • @RubikRocksMinecraft

    @RubikRocksMinecraft

    Жыл бұрын

    Cody’s lab and ethoslab are two top tier channels who are the pioneers of their field of content creation. True path makers, true mind twisters, true creativity and intelligence embodied as human beings. Nothing short of inspiration and aspiration.

  • @cj.wijtmans

    @cj.wijtmans

    Жыл бұрын

    I wonder if the Slabs are the same person 🤔

  • @jaratt85
    @jaratt85 Жыл бұрын

    For silica dioxide couldn't you just use extremely finely crushed quartz or sand? BTW, why didn't you show the kitty? I heard her meow but you didn't show her..

  • @theCodyReeder

    @theCodyReeder

    Жыл бұрын

    Quartz is crystalline silica and is much less soluble. Kind of like how a bunch of legos are harder to separate if they are stacked into a neat block opposed to being in a random pile. As for grinding it up it will still be blocks several hundred atoms across even at the nano scale, sure it would increase the surface area and would dissolve faster but you’d get the same rate from much larger pieces of amorphous silica. And the kitty is way too much chaos to have near chemicals. You might me able to hear them running around upstairs literally bouncing off the walls.

  • @kgrzeg

    @kgrzeg

    Жыл бұрын

    @@theCodyReeder I understand sodium or potassium silicate is not bioavailable? It readily dissolves in water and should be stable in alkaline solutions (or at least I would guess it should be)

  • @Se7eNiToS
    @Se7eNiToS Жыл бұрын

    We must preserve Cody at all costs!!! Cody you are AMAZING!!!

  • @hetaira62080
    @hetaira62080 Жыл бұрын

    To this day every single time I see Cody upload I get all giddy and start freaking out Favorite tuber by Far

  • @azertyQ
    @azertyQ Жыл бұрын

    Might want to look into the order you're mixing your fertilizer (especially if you're working with concentrate) as to not precipitate out the more insoluable compounds (gypsum (CaSO4) is one I've seen mentioned in particular))

  • @JustinAlexanderBell

    @JustinAlexanderBell

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah it's not fun...

  • @graystone2802

    @graystone2802

    Жыл бұрын

    How could you avoid calcium sulfate forming in solution and precipitating? Isn’t it going to form as long as there are calcium and sulfate ions in solution, so order wouldn’t help?

  • @JustinAlexanderBell

    @JustinAlexanderBell

    Жыл бұрын

    @@graystone2802 part a and part b concentrates

  • @graystone2802

    @graystone2802

    Жыл бұрын

    @@JustinAlexanderBell oh ok so just don’t mix the calcium and the sulfate in the first place?

  • @dyllanhenderson5771
    @dyllanhenderson5771 Жыл бұрын

    Hey Cody. I’ve been following you since I first knew you could fallow people on KZread. And well… I’m 28 now lol I just never bothered with the internet. I’m in my final year to be a criminal diagnostic lab tech and your vids have been so much fun to watch, since I first started 5 years ago. Your neat chemistry trials sparked my interest into the homocid science of labs. So fun to watch you teach and be THE COOLEST lol so I have many favourite trials of yours. That means you are interested heh

  • @dyllanhenderson5771

    @dyllanhenderson5771

    Жыл бұрын

    Forgive me for my I’ll error sentencing and grammar. I’m having a part with my friends and you are the party special lol cheers

  • @fewstr
    @fewstr Жыл бұрын

    Really liked this video!!! A lot like your older videos in vibe.

  • @thiccityd9773
    @thiccityd9773 Жыл бұрын

    I love these videos. Keep up the good work!

  • @a3b36a04
    @a3b36a04 Жыл бұрын

    Leaching and separating these minerals from the dust found at Chickenhole Base might be interesting.

  • @jeanrayleigh6601
    @jeanrayleigh6601 Жыл бұрын

    Adding carbohydrates, like the filler in a ground-up multivitamin, is a great way to encourage mold growth and thereby spoil your algae culture. I know this form personal experience, unfortunately. Pretty awful smell. Also "chelate" is usually pronounced with a k sound. Nice video though. Thanks for sharing.

  • @theCodyReeder

    @theCodyReeder

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah the vitamins are not ideal but I have used them with success.

  • @BrainHurts5446
    @BrainHurts5446 Жыл бұрын

    How impressive. I get excited when I see new videos can’t wait for more

  • @abbysapples2547
    @abbysapples2547 Жыл бұрын

    Very interesting, learned a lot that I didn't know before. Keep up the excellent work. Stay safe, healthy and God bless