Lab Upgrades in Coral Island: All Equipment & Upgrades

Coral Island’s laboratory can be easily overlooked. I’m a diver, so I naturally understood that everything that had to do with Ling and the Lab had to do with the main questline to heal the oceans. Oh, how wrong I was.

As it turns out, taking advantage of the laboratory and everything it offers can completely change your gameplay, not only during the late game. With the lab and the stuff you can purchase and research there, you can make farming, taking care of animals, and even shopping much faster and easier. Of course, it won’t come for free or without any effort. How these upgrades are introduced to the gameplay isn’t straightforward, making the process even more confusing. In this guide, we’ll go over how the lab works in Coral Island, as well as every upgrade and equipment development you can research.

What Can You Do at the Lab in Coral Island?

In Coral Island’s laboratory, seeds and hay can be upgraded for higher-quality crops, flowers, trees, and animal produce. You can also develop equipment to automate watering, harvesting, and feeding. Turns out Ling has plenty of tricks up her sleeve that don’t involve diving.

It works: you unlock an upgrade/piece of equipment as you level up your town rank, head to the laboratory with the required resources and gold, and then wait one or two days until the results are ready.

• If you’re upgrading seeds, you must purchase the upgraded ones from Sam.
• If you’re upgrading hay, you must purchase the upgraded ones from Jack.
• When equipment is developed, you’ll get a blueprint in your inventory to craft it.

All Lab Upgrades in Coral Island

All Seed Upgrades

Upgrade Image	Upgrade	Materials Required	Gold Required	Time Until It’s Ready
	Bronze Seeds	5x Bronze Kelp Essence	2000	2 days
	Silver Seeds	5x Silver Kelp Essence	5000	2 days
	Gold Seeds	5x Gold Kelp Essence	10000	2 days
	Osmium Seeds	5x Osmium Kelp Essence	20000	2 days

All Plant Upgrades

Upgrade Image	Upgrade	Materials Required	Gold Required	Time Until It’s Ready
	Bronze Plants	6x Bronze Kelp Essence	2000	2 days
	Silver Plants	6x Silver Kelp Essence	5000	2 days
	Gold Plants	6x Gold Kelp Essence	10000	2 days
	Osmium Plants	6x Osmium Kelp Essence	20000	2 days

All Fruit Tree Upgrades

Upgrade Image	Upgrade	Materials Required	Gold Required	Time Until It’s Ready
	Bronze Seeds	7x Bronze Kelp Essence	2000	2 days
	Silver Seeds	7x Silver Kelp Essence	5000	2 days
	Gold Seeds	7x Gold Kelp Essence	10000	2 days
	Osmium Seeds	7x Osmium Kelp Essence	20000	2 days

All Hay Upgrades

Upgrade Image	Upgrade	Materials Required	Gold Required	Time Until It’s Ready
	Bronze Seeds	8x Bronze Kelp Essence	2000	2 days
	Silver Seeds	8x Silver Kelp Essence	5000	2 days
	Gold Seeds	8x Gold Kelp Essence	10000	2 days
	Osmium Seeds	8x Osmium Kelp Essence	20000	2 days

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All Equipment Developments in Coral Island

Equipment Image	Equipment	What it does	Materials Required	Gold Required	How to Unlock
	Auto Fertilizer	Automatically fertilizes nearby seeds when attached to a sprinkler.	1x Battery 50x Scrap 5x Silver Kelp Essence	4000	E
	Auto Seed	Automatically plants seeds when attached to a sprinkler.	2x Battery 40x Scrap 5x Gold Kelp Essence	4000	E
	Auto Harvest	Automatically harvests crops when attached to a sprinkler.	4x Battery 40x Hardwood 5x Gold Kelp Essence	8000	E
	Auto S&F	Automatizes the entire farming process when attached to a sprinkler.	5x Battery 50x Scrap 5x Osmium Kelp Essence	15000	E
	Temperature Machine	Keeps animals warm.	1x Battery 50x Scrap 2x Flame Essence 2x Water Essence	1500	D
	Auto Feeder	Automatically feeds animals inside a coop or barn.	2x Battery 1x Bronze Kelp Essence 20x Hay 100x Scrap	15000	D
	Auto Petter	Automatically pets animals inside a coop or barn.	5x Battery 100x Scrap 5x Gold Kelp Essence 5x Cotton	15000	D
	Auto Collector	Automatically collects animal produce inside a coop or barn.	5x Battery 100x Scrap 5x Osmium Kelp Essence 20x Silver Ore	40000	D
	Sturdy Computer	Order products from the shops from home.	10x Battery 10x Silver Ingots 20x Bronze Ore 100x Scrap	40000	D
	Catching Component	Shows available bugs to catch.	5x Battery 10x Osmium Ore 10x Gold Ore 5x Wind Essence	15000	D
	Fishing Component	Shows available fish to catch.	5x Battery 10x Osmium Ore 10x Gold Ore 5x Earth Essence	15000	D