[Randy Holmes-Farley]

I just read a report that Patrick Neale of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center has found that that the increase in UV coming through the ozone hole in antarctica is causing a decline in the photosynthesis of marine phytoplankton.

Has anyone taken the time to see how the "excess" UV coming from some mh lamps compares to the "excess" UV coming through the ozone hole? Do we think it might be causing a decrease in photosynthesis in our tanks?

Thanks

[addicted2fish]

Since the corals themselves are able to produce UV blockers and regulate the light transmission to the zooxanthellae, I would tend to think it probably isn't an issue in that regard. I am also having a hard time understanding how the author of the study is able to distill a very complicated multivariate process down to such a simple cause and effect.

You pose an interesting question though.