The B3000-5L is the 5 L hybex bottle with standard GL45 blue cap — sold as single bottle at $261. The 5 L format is a very-large-volume bulk-storage bottle for production-scale media prep, large-batch buffer prep, fermenter / bioreactor feed-stock storage, and other workflows where single-aliquot storage at the 5 L scale is the procurement driver.
SKU format note: The B3000-5L SKU omits the trailing -B* suffix that the smaller bottle SKUs (B3000-100-B through B3000-2000-B) carry. The universe label format steps to a simplified naming convention at the very-large-bottle tier — confirm SKU format at order if facility procurement standardizes on the suffixed naming.
Key Specifications
| SKU | B3000-5L |
| Type | hybex 5 L bulk-storage bottle with GL45 blue cap |
| Volume | 5 L (5000 mL) |
| Cap thread | GL45 |
| Pack quantity | 1 bottle (single-bottle format) |
| Per-bottle cost | $260.83 |
| Sister very-large bottle | B3000-10L (10 L single-bottle format, $468) |
| Sister smaller-pack-format | B3000-2000-B (2 L bottle, 5/pk, $250 = $50.01/bottle) |
| List price | $261 |
When to Pick the 5 L Bottle
Pick the 5 L bottle (B3000-5L) when:
- Workflow uses single 5 L aliquots as the bulk-storage format (production-scale media prep, large-batch buffer prep)
- Cell-culture facility production-scale media storage — 5 L bottle for bulk media procurement
- Fermenter / bioreactor feed-stock storage — pre-sterilized 5 L bottles as feed-stock containers
- Single-bottle procurement — workflow needs one large bottle, not a pack of smaller bottles
Step down to 2 L (B3000-2000-B) for medium-bulk storage at lower per-bottle cost when 2 L aliquots fit the workflow.
Step up to 10 L (B3000-10L) for the very-largest single-bottle aliquot format.
hybex Very-Large Bottle Format — 5 L vs 10 L vs 2 L Pack
| SKU | Volume | Pack format | Per-bottle cost |
| B3000-2000-B | 2 L | 5/pk | $50.01 |
| B3000-5L (this product) | 5 L | 1/each | $260.83 |
| B3000-10L | 10 L | 1/each | $467.87 |
Application Profile
Production-scale cell-culture media storage — bulk media procurement at the 5 L bottle format.
Production-scale buffer prep — large-batch buffer aliquots at the 5 L scale.
Fermenter / bioreactor feed-stock storage — pre-sterilized 5 L bottles used as feed-stock vessels.
Multi-investigator shared facility bulk reagent storage — 5 L bottle as facility-shared bulk-reagent container.
Method-development workflows — protocol-development at production-scale where bulk reagent storage is the workflow requirement.
Ordering & Configuration
Pair with cap accessories per workflow — vented caps for autoclaving (critical at the 5 L bottle scale where pressure differential during autoclave cycles is meaningful), dispensing caps for repetitive aliquoting from the bulk bottle.
Confirm autoclave / sterilization protocol. Very-large bottles require vented caps during autoclaving to prevent dangerous pressure buildup — confirm autoclave SOP at order.
Confirm storage facility for 5 L bottles. 5 L bottles take substantially more shelf / storage space than 1 L bottles; confirm storage planning.
Confirm handling protocol. A 5 L bottle filled with media weighs ~5 kg + bottle; confirm safe-handling protocols (cart-based transport for full bottles, two-person lift policies if applicable).
Confirm at quote: bottle / cap material, autoclave compatibility (especially vented-cap pairing for the 5 L scale), storage-space planning, handling protocol, and lead time.
Warranty: Per Benchmark Scientific standard consumable terms.
hybex very-large bottle format:
- B3000-5L (this product) — 5 L single bottle ($261) — production-scale bulk storage
- B3000-10L — 10 L single bottle ($468) — very-largest single-bottle format
Pick the 5 L for production-scale bulk-aliquot storage; sister 10 L for very-largest workflows; step down to B3000-2000-B (2 L pack) when smaller aliquots fit the workflow. See B3000-1000-B anchor for full chemistry / cap-accessory detail.
