Re: [RML] Red Lagoon Duboulayi

Bruce Hansen (bruceh at powerup.com.au)
Sun, 15 Aug 1999 20:10:07 +1000

Adrian wrote

> >The water in Red Lagoon is a very dark reddish brown with pH below 6
>
> Which I think is caused by the micro-algae Haematococcus pluvialis or
> something similar. The red colour is due to the pigment astaxanthin
> accumulated within their cells to protect them from ultra violet light.
>
> One day we should go over there Bruce and take some water samples for a
lab
> test to see if it proves my theory correct :-)

Sounds good to me - we could try some Fraser Island "tea" too - instead of
Bundy or GGW. :-)

I wonder how our water would test after that ? :-)

Regards,
Bruce.

Bruce Hansen, A.N.G.F.A., Advancing Australian Aquatics.

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