Algae Farm

The Algae Farm is an MV tier multiblock for cultivating different types of algae. The Algae Farm requires no inputs other than power to run and produces no pollution. The duration of each iteration and the type/amount of algae produced depends on the tier of the energy hatch. Many outputs are not guaranteed and instead have a 90% chance of being produced. Optionally, supply GT++ compost through an input bus to boost the tier of the machine by one.

The Algae Farm has one tiered component. The glass determines the maximum tier of the energy hatch. UMV tier glass removes all restrictions. Buses/hatches may replace any algae casing anywhere on the structure. Multi-amp and laser energy hatches are not supported and there can only be ONE regular energy hatch. The water is a one-time-cost to prime the machine and inserted into the structure via a reservoir hatch or input hatch. Use the Multiblock Structure Hologram Projector to visualize/build the structure with subchannel "glass" to specify the tier of the glass.

Structure

• Controller: Front center, 3rd layer
• 64 Any Tiered Glass (Tiered)
• 20-25 Algae Casing
• 6 Stainless Steel Frame Box
• 5 Filter Machine Casing
• 1 Energy Hatch: Any casing
• 1 Maintenance Hatch: Any casing
• 0+ Input Bus: Any casing
• 0+ Input Hatch: Any casing
• 1+ Output Bus: Any casing

Wallsharing

Algae Farms may wallshare each of their sides to save on casings, glass, and buses/hatches. No recipe uses more than 1A of power so it is possible to share one energy hatch between two machines.

The Algae Farm requires no inputs other than power to run and produces no pollution. The duration of each iteration and the type/amount of algae produced depends on the tier of the energy hatch, as seen in the following table. Many outputs are not guaranteed and instead have a 90% chance of being produced. For example, an HV Algae Farm always produces 1 brown algae and 90% of the time produces 4 more, for a total of 5 per iteration and an average of 0.066 per second.

Notice the improved scaling for LuV and above. The recipe length is halved with each tier instead of being reduced by 10 seconds which drastically increases the average algae produced. The very last tier is currently unobtainable because there are no craftable energy hatches above UXV.

Optionally, supply GT++ compost through an input bus to boost the tier of the machine by one. For example, an MV Algae Farm could produce brown algae despite not normally being able to and its recipe length would be reduced from 80s to 70s. The amount of compost required per operation doubles with each tier, up to the maximum of 64.

The algae itself is primarily used in the ExxonMobil Chemical Plant as a renewable alternative for methane, sulfuric acid, ethylene, and ammonia. Brown algae is also used to make lithium chloride for smelting MAR-Ce-M200 ingots and red algae is used to make prismarine shards.