Bioluminescent algae in light bulb shaped viewing device

An apparatus for viewing luminesence of algae, the apparatus comprising:

• bioluminescent, dinoflagellate algae;
• an aqueous solution in which the bioluminescent algae can live;
• and
• a light bulb shaped container having a bulbous portion and a neck portion extending from the bulbous portion, the light bulb shaped container holding the bioluminescent algae and the aqueous solution, at least a portion of the light bulb shaped container being translucent, where in the aqueous solution has the following composition:
• 419.0 mM NaCl;
• 54.6 mM MgCl.sub.2.6H.sub.2 O;
• 28.8 mM Na.sub.2 SO.sub.4 ;
• 10.5 mM CaCl.sub.2.2H.sub.2 O;
• 9.39 mM KCl;
• 2.38 mM NaHCO.sub.3 ;
• 0.941 mM NaNO.sub.3 ;
• 0.840 mM KBr;
• 0.485 mM H.sub.3 BO.sub.3 ;
• 71.4 .mu.M NaF;
• 63.8 .mu.M SrCl.sub.2.6H.sub.2 O;
• 50.7 .mu.M NaH.sub.2 PO.sub.4.H.sub.2 O;
• 18.4 .mu.M Na.sub.2 EDTA;
• 12.5 .mu.M Na.sub.2 SiO.sub.3.9H.sub.2 O;
• 12.1 .mu.M FeCl.sub.3.6H.sub.2 O;
• 12.8 nM ZnSO.sub.4.7H.sub.2 O;
• 73.8 nM MnCl.sub.2.4H.sub.2 O;
• 48.8 nM COCl.sub.2.6H.sub.2 O;
• 40.0 nM CuSO.sub.4.5H.sub.2 O;
• 26.0 nM NaMoO.sub.4.2H.sub.2 O;
• 0.214 nM (NH.sub.4).sub.6 Mo.sub.7 O.sub.24.4H.sub.2 O;
• 0.593 .mu.M thiamine;
• 4.09 nM biotin;
• 0.81 nM Vitamin B.sub.12 ;
• and
• 2% by weight soil extract.