Coral Tank from Canada (1350gal Display Tank) - split
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nineball
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Apparently not until the fall. aaaaannnnd not until the night of broadcast. But its just the backdrop not the focus.
Peter
Fiberoptics skylights
Fiberoptics skylights
I just learned about this product and was wondering if you were aware of it and if you had considered it for replacing some or all of the M/H in your tank ? (at least part of the time when the outside light is sufficient)
It seems to be a bit expensive but since cost is not a decision breaker in this build...:lolspin:
It would seem to me that natural sunlight, if it could be brought conveniently to your basement, could probably qualify for a best practice for growing corals
The spectrum seems a bit lacking over 600nm ( http://huvco.com/content/parans/LightSpectrumChart.pdf )but it might not be such a big problem since if I interpret the chart on the 3rd page of this link correctly ( https://qir.kyushu-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2324/8108/1/KJ00004506687.pdf ) it would reflect the spectrum at a depth of 5 to 10m pretty accurately. It would also be supplemented by other lights anyway.
Appart from the savings on electricity, you would also get a much more natural-looking sunrise/sunset since the color of the light changes during the day (would probably work well for moonlight too, and who knows maybe even start your corals spawning).
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The HUVCO "“ Parans Fiber Optic Skylight is a unique way to bring natural light deep into an interior space. The system is comprised of an exterior daylight collecting panel which has 64 Fresnel lenses on the inside. These lenses rotate to track the sun automatically, controlled by an internal computer. Each lens acts like a magnifying lens to focus the sunlight. This focused sunlight is directed into a fiber optic strand, each individual strand is combined with other strands to create a fiber optic cable, 6 mm in diameter. There are four fiber optic cables coming out of each panel. Each of these cables can be up to 60 feet long. These cables can be routed through walls or ceilings and bent around obstructions. Each fiber optic cable can be used to bring the natural light to a different interior luminaries; or they can be combined in one luminaries. There are a variety of luminaries available, some of which combine the natural light and electric light into a hybrid fixture. The hybrid fixture can be combined with a sensor that will automatically turn the electric lights off when the natural light is sufficient"
http://huvco.com/products.php?product=parans
Fiberoptics skylights
I just learned about this product and was wondering if you were aware of it and if you had considered it for replacing some or all of the M/H in your tank ? (at least part of the time when the outside light is sufficient)
It seems to be a bit expensive but since cost is not a decision breaker in this build...:lolspin:
It would seem to me that natural sunlight, if it could be brought conveniently to your basement, could probably qualify for a best practice for growing corals
The spectrum seems a bit lacking over 600nm ( http://huvco.com/content/parans/LightSpectrumChart.pdf )but it might not be such a big problem since if I interpret the chart on the 3rd page of this link correctly ( https://qir.kyushu-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2324/8108/1/KJ00004506687.pdf ) it would reflect the spectrum at a depth of 5 to 10m pretty accurately. It would also be supplemented by other lights anyway.
Appart from the savings on electricity, you would also get a much more natural-looking sunrise/sunset since the color of the light changes during the day (would probably work well for moonlight too, and who knows maybe even start your corals spawning
)."
The HUVCO "“ Parans Fiber Optic Skylight is a unique way to bring natural light deep into an interior space. The system is comprised of an exterior daylight collecting panel which has 64 Fresnel lenses on the inside. These lenses rotate to track the sun automatically, controlled by an internal computer. Each lens acts like a magnifying lens to focus the sunlight. This focused sunlight is directed into a fiber optic strand, each individual strand is combined with other strands to create a fiber optic cable, 6 mm in diameter. There are four fiber optic cables coming out of each panel. Each of these cables can be up to 60 feet long. These cables can be routed through walls or ceilings and bent around obstructions. Each fiber optic cable can be used to bring the natural light to a different interior luminaries; or they can be combined in one luminaries. There are a variety of luminaries available, some of which combine the natural light and electric light into a hybrid fixture. The hybrid fixture can be combined with a sensor that will automatically turn the electric lights off when the natural light is sufficient"
http://huvco.com/products.php?product=parans
mr.wilson
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Yes we were aware of this product and website. In our Northern location the days are too short and dim during the winter and too long and perhaps too bright during the summer.
A light filter would have to be used to remove the green and red light and increase the blue. Recent studies show that exclusive blue light for a few hours each day is beneficial for coral pigmentation. This is hard to do with natural light.
The light cast by these systems is adequate for reading but may fall short for growing corals in 30" of water. You can look directly at these light wells with the naked eye, so they are likely not nearly as bright as typical aquarium lighting.
I am excited about the technology however. It will no doubt improve and replace artificial lighting some day. Fibre optic technology may prove to have further value with a central (artificial) light source that delivers light to the whole house or office. This would limit heat and noise from light sources.
Renewable energy sources like wind and solar continue to improve steadily and will have a place in our reef hobby sooner than later.
mr.wilson
.Registered Member
WOW. That's all i got
We lost some momentum in the thread with the split, but I think we are over 2 million views. Peter has a guy coming in to do a video this week. I keep saying I will take some updated pics, but time is fleeting these days.
Peter has a new Go Pro 2 camera he has been playing with. I have some look-down viewing boxes we can try as well. We have never taken pics from above, should be fun.
Padrino
New member
I'm posting some low res iPhone pics to force Peter to post some good quality update images
For cell phone pictures? thats awesome! Peter & Shawn & team fantastic work. Great job, i can't wait to see this one day.
Cheers
CalmSeasQuest
Active member
Growth and coloration look amazing Shawn! :thumbsup:
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Tanu
Member
Very impressive! While it was already very nice, the health of the whole reef has clearly improved a lot!I'm posting some low res iPhone pics to force Peter to post some good quality update images
Spectre2006
Reef Addict
Peter,
gorgeous tank/infrastructure, when you were planning the tank, did you have a budget in mind, or have you seen it over budget by a few fold?..
gorgeous tank/infrastructure, when you were planning the tank, did you have a budget in mind, or have you seen it over budget by a few fold?..
dave.m
Active member
Man, I gotta get back up there to see how the tank is coming along. Is this under the new lighting regime? Can you tell us how you have the colour balance set in these (lamp colour ratios)? What sort of dimming or effects are you using with the new lamps, if any? Do they take the same ballasts or do the new lamps need new ballasts as well?mr.wilson said:
Thx,
Dave.M
nineball
Active member
To estimate the budget for this tank you would take your worst nightmare......double it.......and you might be half way there!!!!!!!!plus expenses.
Peter
nineball
Active member
Dave, we took 7,500 pics last night but we haven't had the chance to go through them yet. I will ask shawn to present the specs on the lights as I would probably get it wrong but the results are beyond incredible. More later, I have to take one of the Bentley's in for its annual inspection.
Peter
psusocr
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That should be a cheap inspection...especially since its "annual" :lolspin::lolspin::uhoh3::uhoh3::facepalm::eek1:
Awesome growth pics!!! tanks really maturing
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