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 Instant Algae^® is pure, phototrophically grown marine microalgae concentrate. Instant Algae^® is naturally preserved using elements that occur in the ocean - no antibiotics, just microalgae!

Instant Algae^® has all the advantages and characteristics of live algae without the fuss of growing it yourself. And it's very easy to use! Simply add Instant Algae^® to a bucket of water, stir, then feed to your animals.

Instant Algae^® is available in the cultures most commonly used for aquaculture including Nannochloropsis, Isochrysis (T-Iso), Tetraselmis, Pavlova Thalassiosira pseudonana (3H), and Thalassiosira weissflogii (TW). It used in hatcheries in 60 countries around the world for fish, shrimp, and shellfish larviculture, as well as public aquariums and private reef tanks.

Instant Algae^® is a super-concentrated liquid microalgae feed for larval fish, shrimp, and bivalve shellfish. It is used to supplement or replace live algae. Instant Algae^® is made from REAL microalgae, just like you would grow - but with most of the water removed. Instant Algae^® is non-viable (will not reproduce) but will be as effective as your own live algae - and in some cases even better!

Providing a cost effective alternative to live algae can be the difference between profit and loss in a hatchery. The United Nation's FAO organization estimates that up to 40% of a hatcheries costs can be in the production of algae. Algae rooms and equipment are expensive and not easily scalable so it's difficult to produce enough algae during peak demand. And since live algae cultures are susceptible to crashes, your larvae can be at risk of starvation.

Instant Algae^® provides key benefits to hatchery managers:

• Reduce Risks with a guaranteed food supply - use only the amount of algae that your animals really need at any time of the year. Use it as a primary feed, or as backup in case of an algae culture crash.
• Reduce Overhead Costs - Less electricity, less space, fewer technicians.
• Increase production up to 40% - live algae systems need a lot of space that could be used for growing your target animals.
• Easy to Use liquid concentrate - simply pour out the amount of algae you need at each feeding.
• Long Shelf Life - 8 to 12 weeks in your refrigerator (depending on the culture). Nannochloropsis and Tetraselmis can be frozen for long life.
• No Fouling - Stays suspended for days without fouling tank or filters.
• Complete Enrichment Solution - Use Isochrysis and Pavlova for DHA enrichment and Nannochloropsis for EPA enrichment. Eliminates the need for other products.
• Produces live, healthy rotifers - Oily enrichments often suffocate the rotifers and cause them to stick together. Healthy rotifer movement stimulates the natural predatory instincts in fish, increasing consumption and survival.
• Peak Nutritional Algae Profile - Computer controlled growing environment to ensure the best quality algae and high lipid levels.
• Excellent for Greenwater - Nannochloropsis will stay suspended for 2-3 days.
• More Algae Choices - Available in several microalgae cultures, some being difficult and often impossible to grow in hatcheries, giving you more feed and nutritional options.
• No Algal Metabolites - Live algae produces algal metabolites that can be harmful to your animals. Concentrating the algae removes the metabolites as well as the fertilizers for growing the algae, providing a safer feed than live algae.
• Specialized Applications - Some of our custom algae cultures have unique properties. For example the Tetraselmis contains natural amino acids that stimulate feeding in larval shrimp, rotifers, and corals.
• Safe - Certified free from virus and pathogenic bacteria (click here).

Lipid Uptake / BioAvailability

EPA and DHA are important constituents of membranes where they are in the phospholipid portion of the lipids. Phospholipids are needed for the transport of dietary lipids. Thus DHA in phospholipids (algae) is more efficiently used (crosses the blood/brain barrier) than DHA in oils or triglycerides (artificial enrichment products). In other words the organic transfer mechanism is much more efficient with microalgae. In their natural environment larvae ingest live feed (plankton) whose lipid is predominately phospholipids. Thus the DHA in algae may be more useful that DHA in oils because the larvae need the phospholipids for transporting and using lipid in their diet.

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