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Microalgae; The great salt lake!
Topic Started: Jan 24 2009, 04:56:47 PM (139 Views)
Post #1 Jan 24 2009, 04:56:47 PM	fisher32
Suzy, I just read your article in the advanced aquariest's article on the salt lake. Have we ever determined what strain of microalgae exsists there? Can it be utilized in our hobby? Can it be a very tolrelant strain of algae easy to reproduce? This summer we have to put it under a microscope... http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2008/3/breeder	breeding stock Posts: 137 Group: Members Member #84 Joined: December 29, 2008 Name Bob Kripfgans
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Post #2 Jan 24 2009, 05:15:15 PM	Suzy
Hey,thanks for the plug! As far as I know, we have not ID'd the spp of this unicellular algae, but I do wonder about it. The adult brine shrimp have such strong colors: turquoise blues, brilliant reds, ect. I wonder if it could have something to do with the mercury?	Seahorse Whisperer Posts: 3,047 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: June 28, 2008
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Post #3 Jan 25 2009, 11:43:03 PM	Amie
Yeah, don't forget the mercury. I'm not sure I want any of that going into my tanks. I wonder if the brine shrimp glow in the dark too? ;)	stormy, stormy nights Posts: 2,362 Group: Admin Member #4 Joined: June 29, 2008
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Post #4 Jan 26 2009, 10:47:51 AM	Clint
I sure there is a wide of species but one group that gives the lake its color, particularly the north section, are the halophilic archaebacteria. Archaebacteria is a large group of organism with really novel biochemical processes. They are the oldest group of organism on earth and thrive in extreme environments. I cannot imagine the brine shrimp don't eat them in great quantities.	breeding stock Posts: 377 Group: Members Member #69 Joined: November 22, 2008
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