diff --git a/hyphae_pixelflut.py b/hyphae_pixelflut.py
index 07d82f1..3b7f542 100644
--- a/hyphae_pixelflut.py
+++ b/hyphae_pixelflut.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import random
 import threading
 import time
 import socket
+import colorsys
 from utils import circle_fill
 from utils import random_color
 #from pixelflut import surface_to_pixelflut
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ hitmap = list()
 
 DRAW_MAP = None
 
+start_hue = random.uniform(0, 1)
+
 SERVER_IP = '192.168.178.75'
 #SERVER_IP = '127.0.0.1'
 SERVER_PORT = 1234
@@ -35,23 +38,24 @@ def surface_to_pixelflut():
         pixels = data.hex()
         x, y = 0, 0
         #to_send = list()
-        pxstr = ''
-        for hexpx in chunker(pixels, 8):
-            if x > 1919:
-                x = 0
-                y += 1
-            x += 1
-            if hexpx[6:8] == '00':
-                continue
-            pxstr += f'PX {x} {y} {hexpx[:6]}\n'
-            #to_send.append(pxstr)
         with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as s:
-            s.connect((SERVER_IP, SERVER_PORT))
+#            for chunk in chunker(pixels, 65536):
+            pxstr = ''
+            for hexpx in chunker(pixels, 8):
+                if x > 1919:
+                    x = 0
+                    y += 1
+                x += 1
+                if hexpx[6:8] == '00':
+                    continue
+                pxstr += f'PX {x} {y} {hexpx[:6]}\n'
+                #to_send.append(pxstr)
+                #for px in to_send:
+                #    s.sendall(px.encode())
             print('!! socket opened !!')
-            #for px in to_send:
-            #    s.sendall(px.encode())
+            s.connect((SERVER_IP, SERVER_PORT))
             s.sendall(pxstr.encode())
-                #print(f'sent {pxstr}')
+                    #print(f'sent {pxstr}')
             print('!! transmission to pixelflut finished !!')
 
 
@@ -185,6 +189,9 @@ def main():
     #    start_x = random.uniform(0.2, 0.8)
     #    start_y = random.uniform(0.2, 0.8)
     start_r = 0.01
+    r, g, b = colorsys.hsv_to_rgb(start_hue, 1.0, 1.0)
+    #r, g, b = random_color()
+    ctx.set_source_rgb(r, g, b) 
     #    start_angle = random.randint(0, 360)
     #    branches.append(Branch(b, ctx, start_x, start_y, start_r, start_angle))
     branches.append(Branch(0, ctx, 0.5, 0.4, start_r, 180)) 
@@ -206,7 +213,8 @@ def main():
         for x in range(8):
             if subs == None:
                 return
-            r, g, b = random_color()
+            r, g, b = colorsys.hsv_to_rgb(start_hue + x * 0.05, 1.0, 1.0)
+            #r, g, b = random_color()
             ctx.set_source_rgb(r, g, b) 
             subs = grow_subs(ctx, subs, branches)