Natural Sunlight

[andamanocean]

As mentioned i live in Phuket, currently 50 ish gallon will upgrade likely to 300 ish gallon when we have narrowed down what we want,

Curious as mentioned the reefs are on the doorstep.

Could a tank be lit in-directly via natural sunlight i.e within a room with the light coming through or does it have to be direct, just when i open the curtains the light blows apart any leds and lights i have and lights the entire home in ways lights can not...

so the intention for the larger tank is natural, but i am curious whether the smaller can do the same also.... (minus smaller won't have direct sunlight, where the larger intended tank will have a glass roof above...).

 

[C Dog]

I would look into solar tubes if you want to use sun light. Using sunlight by just placing the tank by a window will only probably grow easier corals.

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[juniorrocketdad]

I would look into solar tubes if you want to use sun light. Using sunlight by just placing the tank by a window will only probably grow easier corals.

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Someon on YouTube tried it without solar tubes and in the summer the light was actually too much so I wouldn't do it unless your using solar tubes

 

[Reef Frog]

You should first see if you like the look of natural sunlight. It tends to "mute" some colors, making them look "flat" IMO. Corals won't exhibit the "pop" that they do with modern lighting with a generous amount of blue spectrum.

There is also the issue of your rainy season. Is it going to be dark for days on end? Some corals can deal with this, others can't. What do you intend to keep? It would make no difference in a fish- only system. But again, the bright colors of the fish may look washed out.

The other obvious issue: You won't be viewing or enjoying the tank much at night! Personally, if I liked the idea & look of a sun lit tank, I would still have a reef capable light even if it was just a back up used a few hours per day or during extended periods of inclement weather.

 

[wnehez]

Wow best name ever... Phuket.. I wanna move to Phuket just to say it...

 

[rockworm]

Wow best name ever... Phuket.. I wanna move to Phuket just to say it...

Haha. I really want to know how you pronounce it. [emoji1]

 

[SeattleReefer]

Haha. I really want to know how you pronounce it. [emoji1]

foo- ket

 

[rockworm]

foo- ket

Thanks. [emoji3] I was pretty sure it was not the first thing that came to my mind.

 

[andamanocean]

pu -ket

 

[andamanocean]

When i first moved here, i called it : F-ucket

 

[andamanocean]

Hi, supplement lighting, i am curious though whether indirect lighting from the sun through the windows by 3 meters has any benefit on the tanl... anyway must go as low tide, and looking for montip that has broken off the reef past the low tide mark scavenger hunt

 

[andamanocean]

Half the cora reef was on the main road today, as there was a huge thunder/lightening storm, and boy those waves were big even on low tide.. plenty of coral broken all over the place on the road and rocks - safe to say i rescued a couple of small frags

 

[Coralmassa]

My reef loves direct sunlight through the window. Angle of lighting is a factor though. Figuring out how your house it oriented relative to the earths rotation is important, to pick the right location for fairly constant sun exposure. On the equator, where coral reefs are more common, there is as little variation to the Suns rays as it can get, but away from it and inside a house is different. Away from the equator, the sun seems more yellowish, and seems to produce more brownish coral coloration, even with a bit of supplemental blue. Being able to track how the tank would be exposed to the sun with regards to movements from summer to winter are mandatory for determining if it's possible to furnish relatively stable light. I think there was a guy on here who wanted to do the same thing, so he figured out the best side of his house for sun expose and built a little atrium or greenhouse to put the tank in.

 

[andamanocean]

Hi there CoralMassa, thanks, will take in to account, currently its only a 50g so got leds, but would be interested if they get any sunlight worthy of having the curtains open even 3 meters in and always in-direct....

Anyway as mentioned we had a tad of a lightening and thunderstorm last evening, i was passed out anyway and went about my merry day as per usual...

Starting on the East coast, driving over the mountain away from the beach...

It was here around 3 i was told half the beach was on the main road just down from me, and to which i realise, hey there will be tonnes of coral washed up everywhere... and boy was i right (shame but good news for me as i could check it out...).

 

[andamanocean]

Oblivously i saved a few pieces that were on the road...

 

[andamanocean]

Road is a meter up from beach....