Bioreactor (Below Zero)

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Bioreactor (Below Zero)
Category	Seabase Modules
Sub-Category	Interior Pieces
Description	Composts organic matter into electrical energy.
Blueprint Source	Unlock the Habitat Builder
Acquired From
Debug ID	basebioreactor

The Bioreactor is constructed with the Habitat Builder and composts organic matter into Energy. It is one of the power generator available by default (another one is Solar Panel). It has a 4×4 inventory grid to place organic items into, and items placed inside it cannot be removed once placed. It can break down any organic matter into reliable energy for Seabases. The Bioreactor produces 1 energy every 1.2 seconds (50 per minute) with a maximum capacity of 500 units per Bioreactor. It can only be placed inside a Multipurpose Room or Large Room. It does not affect power in creative mode.

Bioreactors work well in biomes where organic matter is plentiful or where Solar Panels may be less efficient. It is also easy to supply a Bioreactor with fuel if one keeps an Exterior Growbed or Indoor Growbed or Alien Containment full of fish nearby. It is also useful for disposing of any excess or spoiled flora and fauna that the player has no more need of. Egg-hatched fish in particular provide the most energy.

Thanks to its low costs and easily renewable fuel it is perfectly suited to power outposts with low power devices like a Battery Charger or Power Cell Charger, especially if the area lacks the requirements for both Solar Panels and Thermal Plants. But even if better sources are available, it still provides easy additional energy for heavy power consuming seabases.

Recipe

The blueprint for this module is acquired by unlocking the Habitat Builder. It is crafted with the Habitat Builder.

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Bioreactor Values

Items placed in the bioreactor will continue to generate energy up to the value listed for that item per slot that item takes up. For example, an Arctic Peeper takes up one slot, so it will generate its value of energy and no more, but a Fevered Pepper takes up two slots, so it will generate its value times 2.

Fauna

Icon	Item	Value	Size	Total Value
	Arctic Peeper	350	1×1	350
	Arctic Ray	105	2×2	420
	Arrow Ray	315	1×1	315
	Bladderfish	175	1×1	175
	Boomerang	175	1×1	175
	Brinewing	70	2×2	280
	Brute Shark	70	3×3	630
	Crashfish	140	2×2	560
	Cryptosuchus	77.7	3×3	700
	Discus Fish	280	1×1	280
	Feather Fish	210	1×1	210
	Feather Fish (Red)	245	1×1	245
	Glow Whale	52.5	4×4	840
	Hoopfish	210	1×1	210
	Eye Jelly	70	3×3	630
	Lily Paddler	93.3	2×3	560
	Noot Fish	315	1×1	315
	Pengling	210	1×1	210
	Pengwing	140	2×2	560
	Pinnacarid	105	2×2	420
	Rockgrub	105	1×1	105
	Rock Puncher	77.7	3×3	700
	Sea Monkey	93.3	2×3	560
	Sea Monkey Baby	240	1×1	240
	Spinefish	210	1×1	210
	Spinner Fish	280	1×1	280
	Squidshark	77.7	3×3	700
	Symbiote	210	1×1	210
	Titan Holefish	85.5	3×3	770
	Triops	350	1×1	350

Flora

Icon	Item	Value	Size	Total Value
	Antennae Fruit	140	1×2	280
	Fevered Pepper	175	1×2	350
	Flowering Spore	75	1×1	75
	Frost Anemone Heart	280	1×1	280
	Frost Vase Plant	140	1×1	140
	Gel Sack	245	1×1	245
	Lantern Fruit	52.5	2×2	210
	Marblemelon	105	2×2	280
	Preston's Delight	210	1×1	210
	Preston's Plant Leaf	70	1×1	70
	Ribbon Plant	210	1×1	210
	Root Globule	700	1×1	700
	Shrub Nut	61.25	2×2	245
	Small Marblemelon	280	1×1	280
	Young Cotton Anemone	210	1×1	210

Seeds

Icon	Item	Value	Size	Total Value
	Antennae Seed	70	1×1	70
	Bullseye Shroom Chunk	70	1×1	70
	Cave Bush Seed	17.5	2×2	70
	Chinese Potato	35	2×2	140
	Creepvine Seed Cluster	17.5	2×2	70
	Creepvine Sample	52.5	2×2	210
	Young Cotton Anemone Seed	35	1×1	35
	Frost Vase Plant Seed	35	1×1	35
	Gel Sack Spores	7	1×1	7
	Marblemelon Seed	70	1×1	70
	Redwort Seed	17.5	2×2	70
	Ribbon Plant Seed	35	1×1	35
	Spiral Plant Clipping	70	1×1	70
	Spotted Dockleaf Seed	17.5	2×2	70
	Violet Beau Seed	17.5	2×2	70
	Root Globule Seed	7	1×1	7

Cooked/Cured Fauna

Icon	Item	Value	Size	Total Value
	Spicy Fruit Salad	40	1×1	40
	Cooked Arctic Peeper	262.5	1×1	262.5
	Cooked Arrow Ray	236.5	1×1	236.5
	Cooked Bladderfish	131.25	1×1	131.25
	Cooked Boomerang	131.25	1×1	131.25
	Cooked Discus Fish	210	1×1	210
	Cooked Feather Fish	157.5	1×1	157.5
	Cooked Feather Fish (Red)	183.75	1×1	183.75
	Cooked Hoopfish	157.5	1×1	157.5
	Cooked Noot Fish	262.5	1×1	262.5
	Cooked Spinefish	157.5	1×1	157.5
	Cooked Spinner Fish	210	1×1	210
	Cooked Symbiote	157.5	1×1	157.5
	Cooked Triops	236.25	1×1	236.25
	Cured Arctic Peeper	196.7	1×1	196.7
	Cured Arrow Ray	177.1	1×1	177.1
	Cured Bladderfish	98.7	1×1	98.7
	Cured Boomerang	98.7	1×1	98.7
	Cured Discus Fish	157.5	1×1	157.5
	Cured Feather Fish	118.3	1×1	118.3
	Cured Feather Fish (Red)	137.9	1×1	137.9
	Cured Hoopfish	118.3	1×1	118.3
	Cured Noot Fish	196.7	1×1	196.7
	Cured Spinefish	118.3	1×1	118.3
	Cured Spinner Fish	157.5	1×1	157.5
	Cured Symbiote	118.3	1×1	118.3
	Cured Triops	177.1	1×1	177.1

Eggs

Icon	Item	Value	Size	Total Value
	Arctic Ray Egg	189	1×1	189
	Brinewing Egg	105	1×1	105
	Brute Shark Egg	57.75	2×2	231
	Cryptosuchus Egg	64.75	2×2	259
	Crashfish Egg	189	1×1	189
	Glow Whale Egg	31.11	3×3	280
	Eye Jelly Egg	59.50	1×2	119
	Lily Paddler Egg	231	1×1	231
	Pengwing Egg	119	1×1	119
	Pinnacarid Egg	189	1×1	189
	Rock Puncher Egg	61.25	2×2	245
	Sea Monkey Egg	210	1×1	210
	Squidshark Egg	64.75	2×2	259
	Titan Holefish Egg	64.75	2×2	259
	Blue Trivalve Egg	210	1×1	210
	Yellow Trivalve Egg	210	1×1	210

Materials

Icon	Item	Value	Size	Total Value
	Lubricant	20	1×1	20
	Table Coral Sample	70	1×1	70

Databank Entry

Bioreactor
On planets where organic matter is plentiful but sunlight is not, a reliable bioreactor will frequently prove the most efficient power solution. - May be installed in any multipurpose habitat room - Chemically composts organic materials, converting them into energy over time - Accepts all plant matter, from seeds and spores to moldy fruits and vegetables - Can also process animal matter (fat, muscle, eggs, etc) and some organic waste products - Energy production is proportionate to the calories in the organic matter 'The Bioreactor: Totally organic.'
Source: Unlock the Bioreactor

Gallery

Bioreactor in Multipurpose Room with normal ceiling.

Bioreactor in Multipurpose Room with Glass Dome.

Bioreactor in Multipurpose Room with Glass Dome - viewed from outside.