Polyp Bailout Chamber Setup
All of the setup is in a Thermo Scientific incubator set to 25 degrees Celsius
- We used a organizing tray with 36 cells. Each cell has a height of 2.5cm a width of 3cm and a length of 4cm. -Should have enough space to hold 23ml of water. link for tray
- I used 2 trays and used only the 4 front facing cells from each tray. For a total of 8 test chambers.
- In each test chamber inlet holes where drilled in the top with a 6mm drill bit.
- Air bubbler inlet holes where drill in the top with a 6mm drill bit.
- Outlet holes drilled with a 5mm drill bit about 2/3 up the side wall. facing out.
6.AquaCulture Air Pump
- Air bubbles used for mixing water. I attached a micro pipette tip to airline and put the tip in the chamber.
- Air controlled with valves above every outlet tip.
Valves
Connectors
- Jebao DP4s where used to dose 1ml of water in every hour and to take 1ml out of the chamber after 10 minutes. Jebao DP4
- Aqua Illumination Hydra WiFi Led Lights where hung 28 cm above the chambers. AI Light
- Calibrated to output 65-70 PAR. Below are the wavelength percentages.
- Higher salinity water doses From a Header Tank at the bottom of the system.
- Water that leaves the camber enters a waste water container via jebao pump.
- All Air Line is 3/16. Airline used for both water and bubbler.
Airline
- Final Setup.
Written on June 10, 2025