View Full Version : New photosynthetic pigment found
Amphiprion
09-01-2010, 12:24 PM
http://reefbuilders.com/2010/08/23/chlorophyll-f-a-newly-discovered-photosynthetic-pigment-uses-infrared-light/
Cool stuff and a big, big discovery. I'm definitely waiting to see what comes of it.
Ace25
09-01-2010, 12:32 PM
Very cool.. I like reading this type of information. Thanks for sharing! :D
Amphiprion
09-01-2010, 1:27 PM
More info: http://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/88/i34/8834notw1.html
greech
09-01-2010, 2:21 PM
Yes, thanks for sharing! Good to know. Now we will all have to buy supplemental infrared lighting :)
If you read the second article, the new chlorophyll F was found in cyano, so ya, if you want cyano to grow more by all means suppliment with IR lighting. ;)