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mastertech

mastertech

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The SUN folks. thats right the one and only source of valuable light on this earth.
another new idea!
just a brainstorm so let me know what you think.
this is applyed to inwall tanks best i would assume.
useing skylights and filters.
http://www.rosco.com/us/filters/roscolux.asp
i would use any blue filters with over 60% light transmission and one UV filter at the bottom of the page. these filters are cheap and easy to replace.
you would also get some amount of season cycle as with moon cycle and storm effects!!
why has no one thought of this before?

 
spanko

spanko

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Yeah, this type of project has been around for a while. It is a great idea you had, even if some have had it before you - you did not know.
 
small triggers

small triggers

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but the only downside is the permanence and the issue explaining to a real estate agent when you go to sell your home,,, its mood lighting, lol
 
kraylen

kraylen

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Originally Posted by WangoTango
http:///forum/post/3199201
The people using Solatubes on the other big forum seem to be fine.
That's what tangs are for

-Justin

I would never put a tang in my tank.. Tangs are THEE WORST fish ever for a reef tank.
 
kraylen

kraylen

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Originally Posted by WangoTango
http:///forum/post/3199575
Not trying to disagree with you, but do you have any reason behind this?
-Justin
They get large, break SPS colonies, eat LPS and softies sometimes and usually are not given the tank size that they need. Most of them are super prone to disease and belong in the ocean... not to mention they can be a-holes.
 
small triggers

small triggers

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given proper tank size and enough herbivourous foods, tangs are an essential part of reefs,,, i have never heard of one eating polpys???
 
kraylen

kraylen

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Originally Posted by small triggers
http:///forum/post/3199613
given proper tank size and enough herbivourous foods, tangs are an essential part of reefs,,, i have never heard of one eating polpys???
Yeah, reefs and reef tanks are two different things. They can eat all sorts of stuff... acan lords, brains, zoas, palys, favia, chalice etc etc etc etc.... I haven't seen any eat SPS really, just break tips and branches when spooked or fed.
 
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