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Old 12-19-2013, 02:05 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jamesqf View Post
Interesting, but there's still the problem that algae can collect only the energy that's in sunlight, times the not-very-high efficiency of photosynthesis, so you're not likely to get much oil out of your algae farm.
You haven't seen many stagnant home swimming pools during the summer months, have you? We got LOTs of foreclosed homes growing algae scum like mad here in Tucson!
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