just thinking

[Fireworm]

has any one of you ever thought of doing an outside reef for the summer. You know instead of the same only boring gold fish ponds.... and maybe not even to be able to watch and enjoy like we do our indoor tanks, but what about for simple coral growth. The natural sunlight would get better growth than what we can I would think. Maybe not even for sps so much, but maybe for some of the LPS, and softies for sure. Something to think about for sure..

 

[SeasonedReefer]

You know phil I thought about asking this girl I work with if could set a tank up in here small green house I thought that would be cool and it could stay out there all year round heater pump and maybe a small skimmer and that's it. For sure it seems cool to me.

 

[Fireworm]

I think it would be awesome. I work with a guy that bought a house last year with a greenhouse all but attached to the house with its own water supply and heat. He was excited because he could grow veggies all winter long..... no priorities

 

[Sirhog66]

A chiller would be must. No?

 

[Jade]

:hmm3: LOOK OUT PHIL IS THINKING AGAIN!!!!!:wavehand:

 

[Fireworm]

I don't know about a chiller... I was thinking if you budied the container half way or better, or mounded the dirt around it. The ground should help insulate it somewhat. I was more worried about being able to keep up with the top off.

 

[dad1st]

Maybe a shaded area would work best! No.

 

[LOVETHISHOBBY]

A greenhouse is the way to go. I entertained the idea until I started calculating the costs. With equipment it was in the $5k ballpark.

 

[SeasonedReefer]

The inital start up is the brute of it! Man for a decent green house your looking at 2-4 grand! The rest wouldn't be that bad I don't think any ways. A couple rubbermaid containers a good skimmer heaters pluming them together.Well then you have your salt and live stock but once you get going you could really pull down some coin. keeping in mind your only doing one or two vats. And using very little energy well as far as lighting is concernd. I don't think you would even need a heater if you purchased a nice green house man the one we had in school stayed warm all year round. The posibilities they are just endless!

 

[Fireworm]

I wasn't thinking of anything on that big of a scale though... more like a gold fish pond style, just with salt water