Reed Mariculture's "Instant Algae^®" microalgae products are non-viable and will NOT work as starter cultures. We do provide one algae culture that is alive and can be used as a starter culture - Amphora.

The following are links to universities and other organizations that do provide microalgae starter cultures:

North America

Canadian Center for the Culture of Microorganisms
CIBNOR (Mexico)
Provasoli - Guillard National Center for Culture of Marine Phytoplankton (CCMP)
University of Texas at Austin
University of Toronto Culture Collection of Algae and Cyanobacteria

Europe

The Culture Collection of Algae & Protozoa (CCAP)

Australian

CSIRO Microalgae Research Centre

Guillard F/2 Formula (Click Here)

Walnes Formula (Click Here)