Algae Bioreactor Growing With LED Light

What We've Learned About Growing Algae
  There have been algae experiments conducted with LED Grow Master lighting for the past seven years. We
have learned a few things:
  The first thing we learned was that a little LED Grow Master goes a lot further than a lot of fluorescent. This is
because LGM products use light wavelengths that are 100% absorbed by plants. Cells produced under a specific
light source need five cycles under a new light source before you can start production. Basically, the cells of one
culture learn to use the light from their last cycle. To use a new light source a new "acclimated" culture needs to
be produced under the new light source. Given that most commercial cultures are grown under fluorescent lights,
specifically Vita-Lights (very low energy) one needs to produce a new culture for LED lights.
  Algae is sensitive to too much light energy and the LED light from our products is very overwhelming at first.   A
light filter my be required in the beginning to reduce the light intensity and better blend the light output. (Neutral
density gray plastic window screening with a 1 mm mesh size is a common filter.) It is also suggested that our
product be run 24/7 in the operation.
  Whenever any growing parameter is changed (e.g. the culture is just coming out of maintenance, the nutrient
solution is changed, light is changed, etc.) the culture takes time to adapt to the new conditions. For research that
relies on counting cell concentration to determine the outcome of the experiment, the culture must be grown in the
exponential growth phase for several days before checking the results.   We've had great results with cultures
produced using the above methods.
-CEO SolarOasis

"The grow lights are very bright and this is what I needed for the growth in Algae.
There are a lot of companies out there selling products and I considered
customizing my own, but after seeing the quality of the light and the brightness
and the growth that I have I am happy to say I will be purchasing many more lights
from LED Grow in the near future."
Tom Corriher, CorrEnergy LLC, Crouse, NC