The primary requirements for high-biomass-concentration microalgal cultivation include a photon source and distribution, efficient gas exchange and suitable growth medium composition. However, for mass outdoor production of microalgae, growth medium composition is a major controlling factor as most of the other factors such as light source and distribution are virtually uncontrollable. This wor...

The marine microalgae Tetraselmis striata was cultivated in drilling waters with different salinities. Growth substrate optimization performed while the effects of pH, temperature, photoperiod and CO2 flow rate on biomass productivity its composition were studied. Results showed that strain grew better 2.8% employing fertilizer Nutri-Leaf together ΝaHCO3. A pH value 8 resulted high (79.8 mg L−1...

five treatments including conway medium, media containing 0.1, 0.17, 0.3 and 0.5 mg l-1 ferrous (fe; in the first experiment), media with 1, 1.26, 1.59, 2 mg l-1 concentrations of phosphorous (p; in the second experiment) and a pure sample of tetraselmis suecica were cultured under laboratory conditions. growth rate of the algae was determined using the optical density method at 750 nm and numb...

This review provides a background on the usage of microalgae in aquaculture, focusing on their nutritional value and transfer of nutrients through food chains. The current status of knowledge is summarized and potential areas of research and industry development are identified. The review is divided into six sections: (1) general attributes of microalgal species used in aquaculture, (2) nutriti...