Encyclopedia description
Considered one of the main sources of mass nutrition across all sectors and species, plankton is, and will be for some considerable time yet, in very high demand. The tendency to construct ever-larger Plankton Tankfarms continues. For now, however, this version is the largest purely plankton-based Tankfarm in existence. Due to the undemanding nature of plankton, it is easy to run unmanaged tanks of almost any size. No AGI, no AI, nor even gardeners are necessary to run and manage a Plankton Tankfarm; all it needs is alignment at a site in suitable sunlight until ready for harvesting.
| Builder ship |
|---|
| Construction Vessel OL |
Production modules
| Module | Count | Wares | Method | Avg. output/h |
|---|
| Plankton Tank | 12 | Plankton | Argon | 2,880 |
Production balance
Total production and consumption of fully built station including efficiency, secondary resources and specialists. Where present, the per hour stats for intermediate wares show the difference between production and consumption.
| Type | Ware | Change/h | Credits/h |
|---|
| Primary resource | Water | -17,280 | -207,360 |
| Primary resource | Energy Cells | -2,880 | -14,400 |
| Product | Plankton | 60,883 | 730,598 |
| Total Price | | 508,838 |
Storage
Storage | Volume |
|---|
| Bulk | 2,400,000 |
| Energy | 320,000 |
| Liquid | 3,200,000 |
Weapons
| Turret | Count | Range | DPS |
|---|
| HIT/MA Turret | 190 | 3,570 | 1,400 |
| Plasma/MA Turret | 25 | 7,040 | 3,680 |
| HIVI/MA Turret | 4 | 8,000 | 12,000 |
| V Launcher | 2 | 4,800 | 1,714 |
| Shield | Count | Capacity |
|---|
| Force Field Projector Mk1 | 58 | 50,000 |
| Force Field Projector Mk2 | 14 | 100,000 |
| Force Field Projector Mk3 | 12 | 150,000 |
URV capacity: 320
Build plan
| Stage | Name | PE% | EC | RMP | FR | PP | FP | HM | PM | VL | Price | Price with
upgrades |
|---|
| A1 | Plankton Tank | 45 | 1,423 | 496 | 90 | 202 | 19 | 46 | 6 | | 5,579,881 | 9,374,413 |
| A2 | Plankton Tank | 38 | 1,148 | 423 | 75 | 185 | 10 | 22 | 2 | | 4,739,973 | 6,465,995 |
| A3 | Plankton Tank | 36 | 1,078 | 386 | 67 | 186 | 9 | 20 | 1 | | 4,327,998 | 5,752,273 |
| A4 | Defence | | 440 | 218 | 44 | | 3 | 8 | 2 | | 2,350,732 | 3,153,468 |
| B1 | Plankton Tank | 36 | 1,017 | 373 | 65 | 162 | 9 | 20 | 1 | | 4,143,443 | 5,567,718 |
| B2 | Plankton Tank | 38 | 1,126 | 408 | 72 | 209 | 10 | 22 | 2 | | 4,641,595 | 6,367,617 |
| B3 | Plankton Tank | 36 | 987 | 355 | 61 | 162 | 9 | 20 | 1 | | 3,938,601 | 5,362,876 |
| B4 | Defence | | 440 | 218 | 44 | | 3 | 8 | 2 | | 2,350,732 | 3,153,468 |
| C1 | Storage | | 198 | 78 | 16 | | | | | | 848,834 | 848,834 |
| D1 | Storage | | 244 | 90 | 18 | | | | | | 965,948 | 965,948 |
| E1 | Radar | | 1,192 | 420 | 85 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4,594,700 | 6,450,116 |
| F1 | Defence | | 440 | 218 | 44 | | 3 | 8 | 2 | | 2,350,732 | 3,153,468 |
| F2 | Defence | | 440 | 218 | 44 | | 3 | 8 | 2 | | 2,350,732 | 3,153,468 |
| Total | | 10,173 | 3,901 | 725 | 1,128 | 84 | 190 | 25 | 2 | 43,183,901 | 59,769,662 |
Known instances in galaxy
| System | Sector | Zone | Name | Faction |
|---|
| Omicron Lyrae | Commerce Core | Thriving Fields | CHOW Plankton Tankfarm | CHOW |
| Omicron Lyrae | Commerce Core | Thriving Fields | CHOW Plankton Tankfarm | CHOW |