GROW FRESH SPIRULINA AT HOME

GROW FRESH SPIRULINA AT HOME - Complete Course

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Spirulina is one of the most interesting food there is:
- It’s full of complete proteins
- anti-oxidants
- and is a great source of iron.
+ much more
You might have heard about spirulina already, or maybe even dare to try it in its dried form only to find out it is horrendous. Well, that’s true, it is, except when it’s fresh ! (trust me I wouldn’t believe that either before I tried growing some)
Sadly,... researchers found out a nasty secret: most spirulina on the market today is full of toxins and heavy metals due to the water used to grow it in industrial conditions.
When I discovered that, I immediately threw mine in my plants (they loved it) and decided to grow my own. Which ended up being a great idea because fresh spirulina doesn’t have any taste at all indeed ! This allows me to use it in many different ways.
In this course, I’ll show you the easiest way to get fresh spirulina at home. You’ll even learn how to automate your culture so that the only thing you have to do is to harvest it when ready !
Spirulina is super adaptable which means anyone can do it - this course makes a perfect project to do with kids to teach them about plants, basic chemistry and nutrition.
-- LINKS --
Air Pump:
- Amazon: smarturl.it/spirulinaairpump
Aquarium Heater:
- Amazon: smarturl.it/spirulinaheater
PH Paper:
- Amazon: smarturl.it/spirulinaphpaper
400 Mesh Fabric for Filtering:
- AliExpress (much cheaper): smarturl.it/spirulinafilterAE
- Amazon: smarturl.it/spirulinafilter
Smart Plug:
- Amazon: smarturl.it/spirulinasmartplug
Baking Soda:
- Amazon: smarturl.it/spirulinabakingsoda
Saltpeter:
- Amazon: smarturl.it/spirulinasaltpeter
Diammonium Phosphate:
- Amazon: smarturl.it/spirulinadiammonium
Iron Supplement:
- Amazon/iHerb: smarturl.it/spirulinaferrous
Epsom Salt:
- Amazon: smarturl.it/spirulinaepsomsalt
Potassium Sulfate:
- Amazon: smarturl.it/spirulinapotassium
Links provided are earning me a small promotion that helps me creating appealing courses.
Additional Care Info:
In order to make sure my spirulina is well, I like to take a look at it under a cheap microscope once in a while which allows me to see quickly if anything else is present in the water.
As long as your culture doesn't smell or look suspicious you should be fine. Please make sure to consult a specialist if you're planning on using your spirulina extensively or feed it to a young person, this course is for informational purposes only - the platform and creator deny any responsability.

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@damienengel9393 Жыл бұрын

i beleive there are 9 essential amino acids instead of 8. 2:50

@cyrilbslx Жыл бұрын

Oops! That's right, thank you :) Although 'histidine' was debated to be essential for adults, the official number is 9 indeed! Histidine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Lysine, Methionine, Phenylalanine, Threonine, Tryptophan, Valine

@joe7272 2 жыл бұрын

This could have been a 300k youtube channel! the production quality and skill in making was amazing! you should make more videos!

@hawks9142 2 жыл бұрын

I think it's just cause they only ever posted one video, would definitely be a big channel if they kept posting

@cyrilbslx 2 жыл бұрын

@@hawks9142 Thank you for the kind words! I'm definitely planning on doing a follow-up on this one :) I'm also on the lookout for more subjects in that field & sponsors. Hope to post soon!

@hawks9142 2 жыл бұрын

@@cyrilbslx oh awesome I'll subscribe and I'm looking forward to it!

@Plbeat 2 жыл бұрын

@@cyrilbslx

@stormsinger 11 ай бұрын

I'm here to also say some follow up videos are needed. I expected 100k subs at least. With the ongoing food shortages pump this stuff out!

@jaybestnz Жыл бұрын

This is the best tutorial I have seen, by far.

@cyrilbslx Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad it served you 🤗

@electrotech7767 Жыл бұрын

This video I have been searching for months . I remember I watched it completely accidentally . ! Finally found it after watching many other . Algorithm does magic sometimes . Anyway Thank you . Really honestly thanks from bottom of my heart

@cyrilbslx Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Love when that happens :) Hope it was helpful

@billyLarabia Жыл бұрын

You are God sent to this world to do Humanity a Favor!! Thanks for your Care! Love the videos and the critical informations.

@abdulalimmahir Жыл бұрын

Ignoring everything but your presentation and quality editing worth 100K subs and views.

@noneyaonenoneyatwo2879 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! This is the information I've been searching for!!!!

@echandler673 Жыл бұрын

Great video, Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

@chostudio7948 4 жыл бұрын

Thank for sharing. Its really helpful

@MrDanrn999 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, for making this video.

@janthidapage1766 Жыл бұрын

thank you so much for making this video, i'm going to try now

@bullydungeon9631 2 жыл бұрын

This video was awesome thank you

@judithmirembe876 3 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to learn how to grow it

@VelmaB1 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial. Thank you.

@babatundeadedeji1397 3 жыл бұрын

Wow...keep it up sir!

@bluegrownlife9917 3 жыл бұрын

I need to start saying Spirulina the way you do in my videos =) great video!

@samarthjadhav8375 Жыл бұрын

It's a very good idea growing spirulina

@madeline569 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to see some recommended recipes for fresh spirulina as well :) thanks so much

@bowleggedbear 2 жыл бұрын

Me toooooo

@SuiGenerisMan 2 жыл бұрын

Recipes are so easy....Guacamole, strait into a salad, any spreadable cheese, any jams, mixed with honey to go on toast, straight into any smoothie, for kids Blue mac n'cheese. Think of it as a food additive, you can add a couple tablespoons to so many things, even coffee and bakery. The taste is so subtle that it mixes very well. You can turn things blue or green. Most blue food coloring uses spurillina to a degree. Just try it, uses it like a spice, 1-2 tablespoons at a time, just don't fry it in a pan. Baking into bread though, delicious and moist! Makes bread better. Just fold 2 tablespoons into the dough for a cool marbled look and the most moist bread ever. Not soggy, just perfect.

@thefallenone7988 2 жыл бұрын

@@SuiGenerisMan you seem informed can it be dehydrated ?

@adrianadiwinata5728 Жыл бұрын

Hi! Hope that these comments find you very well. It is an amazing description with amazing visualization. Btw, how can I get your Spirulina strain? Thank you.

@tealkerberus748 Ай бұрын

Note that if you want all the vitamins and proteins and other nutrients spirulina can give you, it can't make those without access to the elemental building blocks they're built from. You have to feed it a complete diet if you want it to give you a complete superfood! Spirulina doesn't produce oxygen in order to float - oxygen gas is the waste product of photosynthesis, which it will do whenever it is in light and its other needs are met. Providing good light from the sides of your grow tank will mean that the spirulina trapped in bubbles of oxygen on the top of the tank don't block the light from the rest of the culture. The portion of the culture at the top should be the easiest to skim off if you don't want to disturb the whole culture as much as the usual harvest methods.

@cyrilbslx Ай бұрын

Super interesting inputs, thank you! I'll look into all that deeper

@atergfox 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite way to eat is sprinkle on the top of popcorn with brewers yeast and kelp or sea salt.

@habib19746 3 жыл бұрын

Great information. A lot of thanks. I am From Bangladesh. I am trying to make a plant. your information is great. thanks again.

@muhammadrasel3282 3 жыл бұрын

Did u succeed?

@walkinthenose87 Жыл бұрын

Very cool, thanks for this guide and links to products! Generally, what types of contamination problems do people have if they have them when growing their own? I know the PH should inhibit bacterial growth but what about other algae strains? Will it be hospitable for other strains we dont want which might get introduced accidently or already in your starter? Im reading about the microcystin contamination in mass produced spirulina which is produced by Microcystis aeruginosa. Just wonder if we might not have a 100% pure culture over time and not know. Also do you need to sterilize the media in any way if you follow the recipe to make it yourself? Thank you!

@svami108 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the course! Did you calculate production cost per kg of spirulina? How much can you produce per month?

@lorettastein1831 2 жыл бұрын

Great video and inspiration. Like to know do you know what kind of algae grows on planters? ok

@waszczukww 11 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for the amazing video. I wonder how much the saturation of water with oxygen increases?

@atravelerfouji2574 4 жыл бұрын

Sir please tell me all medium for growth of sprulina,, like all ingeridion

@rawmark 3 жыл бұрын

what size glass jar to start out with? I plan on having a 20 gallon aquarium but I know I have to slowly ramp up to that sized. Is this a 3 gallon jar?

@mohamednadjib5855 Жыл бұрын

Hey thanks for the video hope u make more content

@cyrilbslx Жыл бұрын

♥️ Thank you for the support! I have things in the pipeline for sure :)

@mohamednadjib5855 Жыл бұрын

@@cyrilbslxI have some questions and I wanna help please if y have a what's up or way to contact u

@markmarkus9892 2 жыл бұрын

Hi! I am working in lab when our main task is cultivation of Spirulina. I found this video by accident and I got curious. This course you made for home cultivation is pretty good. Actually I am amazed by it.

@owenjackson1527 2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@joshuamartin4506 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark ! Iv just ordered a small tube of Spirulina culture and id like to begin cultivation soon. Iv found this video very useful! I wud also appreciate any helpful tips u can give me to start cultivating

@markmarkus9892 2 жыл бұрын

@@joshuamartin4506 Sure thing. If you want, we can have a call and discuss everything you need to know.

@rizzamanzano1858 2 жыл бұрын

@@markmarkus9892 Hi Mark, can I use Mono Potassium Phosphate instead of mono/Diammonium phosphate?

@markmarkus9892 2 жыл бұрын

@@rizzamanzano1858 Hi Rizza, you definitely can. Just use 3,9 grams instead of 3,8.

@NormalOtter 7 ай бұрын

Hi! I cant find DAP that is confirmed to be food grade, or is all DAP food grade? Though i did found a DAP fertilizer that is 12% Nitrogen and 60% phosphate that can be used for hydroponics, can i use that instead?

@dineshbanerjee3347 2 жыл бұрын

Sir Can I use normal Potassium Nitrate available at medical stores & iron tablets as iron supplements ? Pl answer

@sandelakeerthi3985 Жыл бұрын

May I know what is the inoculum used .? The one which is already prepared powder ?

@TheUselessServant 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tutorial. How much chelating agent do I need to us? Why is iron supplement not needed after the initial setup? Thanks!

@jmajick4415 2 жыл бұрын

Two very good questions. Have you figured out the answers yet?

@TheUselessServant 2 жыл бұрын

@@jmajick4415 Not yet

@mihirmandaliya3499 2 жыл бұрын

I think iron is need after initial step also but he forgets to mention

@nirmalagupta7830 Жыл бұрын

Om shanti mere pyare meethe Shiv baba shukriya baba &didi 🙏🙏🌹🌹

@CUBETechie 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe it's just my assumption maybe it will help how about using a diffuser/ diffusor a tube with an endcap and several holes it should get more bubbles in the water

@irisiliescu5776 Жыл бұрын

Wher can i shop the protein of Spirulina for grow et home??

@mulanazalea543 2 жыл бұрын

Hi! Great video! Thank you so much for the information. May I ask if its possible to use this to purify or somehow spray the air room using grown spirulina content? For better indoor air quality or produced more oxygen to the room?

@jaybestnz Жыл бұрын

If you mean something antibacterial? No Spirilina would die from that. Also, you want more CO2 not oxygen.

@Datress 6 ай бұрын

is it possible to grow spirulina from spirulina powder or pills?

@Ultimate_flows 6 ай бұрын

Is it dangerous to eat if something goes wrong?

@NemesisIrae Жыл бұрын

This is great info! I'm planning to star my own spirulina "farm" but... What if I have to leave the house for a week or two? Can spirulina survive it? Do I leave it in a bigger container with more nutrients or maybe limit the light/temperature to slow it down?

@daxhopkins7312 Жыл бұрын

I'd consider automation for this. For example, have your nutrition added by a pump on a timer

@waste0fspace588 6 ай бұрын

If you did end up buying spirulina or any other edible algae and don’t get screwed over can you tell me where you got it from? A lot of vendors are fake and selling contaminated spirulina, water, or dead on arrival.

@tejaswiniasare5404 2 жыл бұрын

Can you tell me alternative of Soda Na2Co3.

@mohammedmijanulislam4444 2 жыл бұрын

thank you how many hour live without food chemical please

@johnmarkharris 2 жыл бұрын

How much lemon juice?

@roseamey370 Жыл бұрын

I need to find out how long per hour/ day I should have my air pump on ? I started my spirulina about 10 days ago

@cyrilbslx Жыл бұрын

Hey Rose, it's really up to you and how dense your culture is right now/how quick you want your spirulina to grow, so I'd suggest playing around with different settings. I remember reading that the ideal is to have your spirulina exposed 50% of the time. Many shorter bubble periods are preferred as you just want to swirl your mix around and not create a perpetual motion for your culture.

@CUBETechie 3 жыл бұрын

How an aquarium Could change the process ? For example. An 30x100x10cm tank or 100x100x 60-70cm ( because 40x60mm are the dimensions of rectangular tubes and because I have such a place on the balcony where I can place it and it wouldn't bother you for stealing space) ☺️😃

@AsiaSebi-hw3vj 11 ай бұрын

Where will i get spirulina culture am in south sudan

@proamptik7015 Ай бұрын

will it die at 2celcius in fridge?

@hometimethougs5179 4 ай бұрын

NaoH for alkalinity okay?

@lalitaob01 Жыл бұрын

why doe you want to grow a food that has a pseudo b12 .please tell me . nobody can tell me

@sandelakeerthi3985 Жыл бұрын

Plss answer this i need to do my project

@azeadmoinmalik3914 2 жыл бұрын

I have microalgae contamination in spirulina which also has capacity to grow at 10pH now what I have to do and next time how I can prevent contamination of like this

@walkinthenose87 Жыл бұрын

Interesting. How did you know you had contamination with other algae? This concerns me from wanting to try this if other algae's live in these conditions as well. And how do you think the contamination was introduced?

@rehamsabry9314 3 жыл бұрын

لوسمحت دبلجه بالعربيه لكي افهم شكرا

@mubashiriqbal1889 2 жыл бұрын

from where I can get Culture ?

@teodorapopescu7675 4 жыл бұрын

How much spirulina could you cultivate every day/week?

@Sol_Invictus777 3 жыл бұрын

I've seen videos showing them cultivating every couple of days, and some couple of weeks, I'm thinking it depends on how much water/how big of a tank do you have the spirolina, and what kind and how much nutrients you put into it

@judithmirembe876 3 жыл бұрын

So scientific in Africa it grows everywhere naturally.

@zukizuzuki5983 3 жыл бұрын

how can spirulina culture be acquired????

@gilberttorno4297 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, I would like to start my own, spirulina set up, can you please give me where can I get all of the things I need including the spirulina, and it's food, I would like to make it an stable food for me since low gut bacteria and low immune system. Also this way I'm sure I am getting clean and safe materials because you have alread using it. Thank you in advance.

@pizzatopia 11 ай бұрын

if you have gut problems, then i strongly suggest that you look into making your own fermented foods, easier than cultivating spirulina. I run a small pizza shop, and i offer to my customers my live culture hot sauce, as well as sauer kraut which i put on my fresh green salads. Fermented cabbage is one of the BEST foods you can consume. You should youtube search on how to make sauer kraut, but for pretty much all fermented vegetables, you keep the same ratio of salt to vegetable ingredients, which for me is 2.5% so if i have 100 grams of shredded cabbage, i add 2.5 grams of salt. don't add water, just shred you cabbage( i also put in shredded carrot, fresh dill when in season, cilantro, and celery), then mix in the salt. The salt draws water out of the vegetables, and you must save this water and put it in the ceramic or glass jar with the vegetables. Important thing is to keep the vegetables under the level of the brine, you don't want air touching it, as the beneficial bacteria are anaerobic (don't like O2). after a couple days bubbles will form, means the bacteria are reproducing, creating co2, and you can tamp it down. I cover my kraut with a big leaf or two of cabbage, and i weigh it down with custom made ceramic weights, but you could just use a good ziplock bag with the right amount of drinking water to weigh it down. after about five days, you can start sampling the kraut, should begin turning sour, and when i'm happy with the level of sour i want, i put it in the fridge. It will keep for at least 4 months, but i usually eat it all before it's at that point. sometimes it can keep even longer no problem.

@madeline569 2 жыл бұрын

Where can I get a fresh pure/high quality starting culture of spirulina? Can I make this myself by using some dried spirulina in water or should I buy online some fresh?

@madeline569 2 жыл бұрын

I apologise I just got to the part of the video that explains the answer to my question 😅😅 thanks for such a detailed video you're the best!

@mubashiriqbal1889 2 жыл бұрын

@@madeline569 can u help where can i get the fresh culture ?

@CUBETechie 3 жыл бұрын

I think I would use tapwater because my tap water in Vienna has a very good quality.

@davidvalenta9394 2 жыл бұрын

you may be able to find natural springs in your country that are open to the public; there was a video-tour of these centuries-old springs. it'd still be a good idea to see if a local govt agency has lab /test results of your water (tap or natural springs) to confirm; most places test regularly. -if that is helpful.

@kristenangier9673 11 ай бұрын

Some people have been using this stuff to make bio crude oil and biogas.

@Ultimate_flows 6 ай бұрын

Can you grow a culture from some crushed spirulina tablets?

@renanfernandes7575 6 ай бұрын

no, you need a live culture to start your own

@davidvalenta9394 2 жыл бұрын

can mined pink-salt (ancient oceans salt) be used instead of current /new sea salt? (contaminants, microplastics, etc) ____ can Reverse Osmosis water (with post- RO remineralization) be used instead of bottled mineral water?

@ashishmolri6424 4 жыл бұрын

Great information. I am.doing that from last 1 yr. Few problems I encountered as here in. North india in month of March -june with lesser humidity 1. Evaporate fast 2. Down layer become browned cell 3. If it is new with less inoculation with culture direct sun light make it yellow/pale grean 4. I am.unable to understand after how many days I will harvest or add new medium Sir. Pl reply. Share your email or no. So I can mailed or whatsup you my pool pics.

@nishantyadav6813 3 жыл бұрын

Hello sir I am planning to do it myself can I get your no so that I can get some guidance for it

@indarvishnoi2389 3 жыл бұрын

Were do you sell it

@00070nitesh 3 жыл бұрын

How we make starter for culture please share video for the same

@cyrilbslx 3 жыл бұрын

Hey there - fresh spirulina culture can be bought online :) Make sure to do your research and make sure it is grown in ideal conditions.

@00070nitesh 3 жыл бұрын

@@cyrilbslx I want to know how we make starter please describe

@00070nitesh 3 жыл бұрын

@@cyrilbslx starter makeing process

@00070nitesh 3 жыл бұрын

@@cyrilbslx medium mix making process

@aquastory2053 2 жыл бұрын

4:55 how to Culture starts

@pod3531 3 жыл бұрын

did you say air pump to supply co2 ?

@BartDeSmedt 3 жыл бұрын

yes, spirulina needs co2 (and light) to produce it's sugars (just like plants).

@BartDeSmedt 3 жыл бұрын

The co2 in the air is sufficient, no need to buy bottled co2

@oandalevelacademy 4 жыл бұрын

you did not give any link on mother culture where from to buy it.

@ExploreLearnEnglishWithGeorge 3 жыл бұрын

I think all you need is spirualina (either fresh or dried...)

@cheathakh 3 жыл бұрын

@@ExploreLearnEnglishWithGeorge can we use dry spirulina as starter?

@mickdaddyo 3 жыл бұрын

@@cheathakh NO

@jonasrayet9369 Жыл бұрын

Yo wth only 900 subs???

@sakinalaasraoui5085 2 жыл бұрын

how i can contact you plz

@Kimizuki-hobby 2 жыл бұрын

My spirulina has a good growth in 1-4 days but in day 5 , and on day 5 , their color becomes yellower and more yellow, is this too much or lack of nutrients?

@carmelahearle957 Жыл бұрын

In the plant world when a leaf starts turning yellow it usually needs more iron so you could try adding more iron to see what happens

@Kimizuki-hobby Жыл бұрын

@@carmelahearle957 thanks.

@jmajick4415 2 жыл бұрын

Anyone else getting orange instead of green?

@Drikkerbadevand Жыл бұрын

they need to knock down the vitamin B concentration somehow, it's not the food of the future if you can only eat 30 grams of it before reaching 100% of your vitamin B intake..

@cyrilbslx Жыл бұрын

Might be wrong but water soluble vitamins such as the B one don't cause too many troubles when taken beyond recommended amounts. I'd be more worried about beta-carotenes for example.

@bhuvanadancespot7690 Ай бұрын

Why you are showing chlorella and saying it Spirulina

@sankethcyeli 4 жыл бұрын

How to get mother culture

@glowingunknown5625 4 жыл бұрын

There are plenty of sources online ... (i.e. Ebay). Make sure it's food grade or lab grade to avoid contamination. DON'T get from a pond.

@indarvishnoi2389 3 жыл бұрын

@@glowingunknown5625 can v use spirulina tablets

@ExploreLearnEnglishWithGeorge 3 жыл бұрын

It somehow starts @ 5:15

@user-st7qh1wg8k 3 жыл бұрын

Ha ha

@nilebrixton8436 Жыл бұрын

changing playback speed to 1.5x is perfect

@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885 5 ай бұрын

when you mention the B12 not being the same as what humans use - how come suddenly you provide no STUDY reference? How about a citation or something? An accusation without evidence is a false accusation.

@cyrilbslx 5 ай бұрын

Whew sorry for sparking such controversy. That said B12 in spirulina is considered a pseudovitamin which is not biologically active in humans; see following paper: "Pseudovitamin B12 is the predominant cobamide of an algal health food, spirulina tablets" (1999) on Pubmed: pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf9901166

@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885 5 ай бұрын

@@cyrilbslx I did see more recent research in googlescholar - thanks! Yes even more controversial is how white skin in the West is from Western Asian wheat monocultural farming that lacks Vitamin D in the diet! So Europeans had dark skin before say the first white people fled as ecological refugees around 8000 BCE into Europe from West Asia - why? Lime ash from wood ash was used to waterproof the housing - and deforestration then caused drought - so flee into Europe white people with your wheat farming! hahaha. Northern Europeans before that ate fish and so they got vitamin D from their fish diet and hence had dark skin. mmm So yeah I can see how just eating spirulina would be a problem in getting B12.