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Artificial sea water

Internal Solution-ID: S827

Equipment needed: Autoclave
Compound Amount Unit Conc. [g/L] Conc. [mM]
NaCl 24.7 g 24.7 422.656
KCl 0.7 g 0.7 9.39
MgSO4 x 7 H2O 6.3 g 6.3 25.56
MgCl2 x 6 H2O 4.6 g 4.6 22.626
CaCl2 x 2 H2O 1.3 g 1.3 8.843
NaHCO3 0.2 g 0.2 2.381
Distilled water 1000.0 ml - -
1 To prevent precipitation, CaCl2 and NaHCO3 are autoclaved each as separate stock solutions in 10 ml distilled water.
405 SP2 MEDIUM