Aquatic Labs Puffer fish family portrait

PUFFERFISH FAMILY:

The Aquatic Labs Pufferfish is an easy-to-use, compact, fast, and adaptive system for collecting large numbers of eDNA samples in situ.

eDNA Sampling Made Easy

Aquatic labs Multi puffer instrument and cratridges on a table , being adjusted by a man

EASY:

A seamless experience for non-technical users to safely deploy and recover

FAST:

Flow rates up to 5 L/min depending on your filter selection or the attached sampling modules

RUGGED:

Sample from the surface to 6000m deep with MultiPuffer, and up to 1000m with SoloPuffer

FLEXIBLE:

Designed for easy integration into virtually any platform. SoloPuffer includes wireless operation.

Cartridges being attached to the Aquatic Labs Multipuffer unit

KEY FEATURES:

FILTER AGNOSTIC:

Modules available for a wide array of filter types and sizes

MANY SAMPLES:

16 module ports, single or triplicate samples per module

AUTO REPLICATES:

Collect up to 3 simultaneous replicates per sample

STERILIZATION:

All sample modules can be sterilized via autoclave or bleach

MULTI PUFFER:

Aquatic Labs Multipuffer Sampling Instrument and cartidges on a table

High-Performance Automated eDNA Multi-Sampler

MultiPuffer packs an array of up to 16 high-performance Pufferfish pumps into a compact and robust unit designed for tethered deployment on ROVs, AUVs, HOVs, docks, moorings, and other fixed infrastructure. When large numbers of samples are needed, multiple MultiPuffer units can be daisy-chained to create large arrays carrying up to 64 pumps. 

The system is controlled and powered through a single cable and a unified user interface.  As a result, MultiPuffer is capable of processing far more water than a conventional Niskin carousel, fits in a fraction of the volume, enables more flexible sampling strategies, and requires far less time on deck or in the wet lab to collect and process samples.

3 Configurations of the Solopuffer instrument

SOLO PUFFER:

Autonomous eDNA Sampling Wherever You Go

Fast Sampling Pump

SOLO PUFFER:

Compatible With All Filter Cartridges

Integrated Battery

The SoloPuffer Sampler from Aquatic Labs is an autonomous single-pump eDNA sampler built around the PufferFish family of pumps and modules.

SoloPuffer incorporates a rechargeable battery, integrated Temperature and depth sensors, and a wireless command interface with live and historical data visualization and sampling mission validation.

The system is compatible with the full array of PufferFish sample modules (filtration, preservation, and water collection) and fits in the same package as a 1.7L Nisken bottle. SoloPuffer is capable of filtering 100s of liters per deployment.

SoloPuffer in the wild

Equally suited for backpacking into remote mountain streams, diver-deploying on a coral reef, or strapping to a deep ocean lander for depths of up to 1000m — The SoloPuffer is an all-weather traveler

Photo: Galapagos Islands ; Robert Lamb, UFL