natural sunlight

[Dreamer79]

have anyone ever trying growing coral in natural sunlight in az.

 

[SKAREEF]

have anyone ever trying growing coral in natural sunlight in az.

Yes, had two solar tubes on a 300, I thought I had it perfect( other than the crap load of money I had to spent to get them put in, but found that the direct lighting period was not long enough. Also seemed to burn my top row(about six inches down). I may have had my tubes to close to top of tank( 24- 30 inches) in the end I switch back to 4 400w. Would love to find the right balance for my next big tank build, I liked the natural look it gave.

 

[NaClH20NMYVEIN]

I have 4 solar tubes over my 10' tank. I like them. They are not enough to light my tank by themselves but I think it because I have very tall ceilings and they face slightly north. Corals look OK under them but the fish look amazing. I found the tubes and a mix of LED's are the way to go for me. No heat and very little power use.

 

[buffalobunch]

My mangrove tank gets sunlight only and is doing great. The spot that gets the most sun has a little ball of cheato around the mangrove roots.