Question about algae terrarium

[Wedeueis]

I was thinking that algae terrarium should produce algae, not consume it. Because the plant uses a lot of clean water already, with CO2 + light, it should produce some oxygen and grow (generating some algae). This should make it a lot more useful.

[GreatGameDota]

The algae terrarium is pretty much only used for early co2 consuming due to its large input of clean water. Imo it's pretty balanced because it's a good stepping stone to Algae deoxidizers than too electrolizers (or if you use polluted water distillers you don't need electrolizers).

[Parusoid]

13 hours ago, Wedeueis said:

I was thinking that algae terrarium should produce algae, not consume it. Because the plant uses a lot of clean water already, with CO2 + light, it should produce some oxygen and grow (generating some algae). This should make it a lot more useful.

So what's the question that guy aeq talking about in the title of this topic? 

[Lifegrow]

Well it is called a "terrarium" not a "farm" - it's basically algae in a jar - feed it water and co2, it outputs oxygen. Makes sense to me... If it was called an "algae farm" then i'd expect a different outcome I guess.

terrarium

tɛˈrɛːrɪəm/

noun

 

1. a vivarium for smaller land animals, especially reptiles, amphibians, or terrestrial invertebrates, typically in the form of a glass-fronted case.

   • a sealed transparent globe or similar container in which plants are grown.

However, that being said, it might be cool if the devs could add "agricultural algae farms" for the early game - whereby it's a farm tile with a 20w lamp above it to actually cultivate algae very, very slowly - but without the requirement of the bio distillers. Maybe it could generate some heat as a slight nuisance for those easily-baked early game bases... That might be quite helpful for new players now that I think of it...

*edit*

Just suggested it here : 

 

[Kabrute]

Feed it polluted water and co2 and light, get back alga

bleh Honestly, personally, early game or late I have found the Algae terrariums to be worse than useless because of them using up water algae AND co2 just to make o2

[UristMcKerman]

Doubling that, because currently they are not worth building at all.

[Wedeueis]

On 14/12/2017 at 9:10 AM, Parusoid said:

So what's the question that guy aeq talking about in the title of this topic? 

Why they constantly uses algae? 

@Lifegrow "a sealed transparent globe or similar container in which plants are grown." that was exactly what I meant.

[eggsvbacon]

I find Algae Terrariums interesting because they seem to consume water while fully submerged without needing supplementation, they also produce large bubbles! Kind of neat.

 

I tend to just dig small pits and research out to carbon skimmer rather than building these. Now I want to waste geyser water on one or do something silly with a channel of water.

 

I wish we had reliable means of transporting water in large amounts without pumps, mining tiles out still exposes an issue, high gas pressure makes liquid defy gravity inside the cantaloupe floating in space.

Bring on the aqueducts!1