Solartube over tank: good or bad?

[rcjay]

To Any Lighting Experts or Experienced with Sunlight over Tank:

My new system will be in an area that has a lower-side-roof that I can get the Solartube to shine directly over the FOWLR with some softies. Is this a good idea to use the natural sunlight to shine over the tank or are there some unforseeable negative affect (there will be a vent/fan system to let out the heat from the sunlight or the lighting).

Please help.

Thanks, Jay

 

[Markk96]

[moved]

 

[anthworks]

You cant beat natural sunlight. The only draw backs are increased heat and algea blooms. There is a huge thread on Solar Tubes with reefs but I cant get the search to work. I really dont think its enough light to support much in terms of corals.

 

[MusMusculus]

Here is the big thread:

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showt...25&perpage=25&highlight=SolaTube&pagenumber=1