> ALGAE DOES NOT grow in diesel fuel.  Other biological "bugs" do however
grow
> in diesel fuel under rare and specific conditions.  It is a long term
> storage condition.   Diesel fuel degrades over a period of time and forms
> asphaltene compounds which eventually settle out forming a sludge that
> resembles ALGAE but which is not.   These are excerpts from two WebPages
> that ultimately quote the same person.  He is in the business of selling
> diesel fuel system filtering systems so use the info to do your own
> research.
>
> http://www.shareyourstate.com/dieselfuel.htm

Funny, I pulled a fuel tank out of a 1987 vintage car, and there was diesel
fuel in it from long ago (a parts car), and miracle of miracles, I could see
the bottom of the tank in all it's metallic glory, through the fuel after I
pulled the level sender out... Algae, bacteria, whatever you would care to
call it matters not a whit to me, but that fact remains, that some kind of
life thrives in a diesel fuel environment... Specific conditions for growth,
yes, rare, not so much... any life including us needs specific conditions to
grow... As for this life form living in BD, I have to ask, why wouldn't it??
There are organisms that grow in all manner of extreme environments...
seems to me that a "natural" fuel such as BD, is not all that hostile, and
could/would quite easily support life - even if we (as humans) are arrogant
enough to believe otherwise... In any case, the "crud" exisits, and can be
cleaned up, but as I said in my last post, it's a bear... best to avoid
creating a friendly environment for it in the first place if at all
possible... Al

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