Solatubes on a day like this.

[Letmegrow]

What do they look like Tom ?

I bet it looks pretty amazing, since Shooter established that the sun does shine in Illinois.

 

[rams]

ya but we are talking about belleville, IL correct?

I want to stop by tonight or tomorrow night during the thunderstorm:bounce1: lightning YA!

 

[Chelsey]

Pardon the ignorance, but can someone explain to me what a solar tube is? Is it basically just a skylight and then a reflective tube that goes down to the tank? If these are such great things then why doesn't everybody have their tank next to a huge window or better yet in a sunroom? Just curious

 

[rams]

It is just how you said, a sky light with a reflective tube that brings the light above the tank. My tank has windows on both sides of it. I love when the sun light reflects thru the tank in the morning, then in the evening. The corals enjoy it as well.

I like the idea free light, free moonlight, and for entertainment free strobe light during thunderstorms. Wish my wife would let me cut a hole in the roof. Tom's got it easy over there.

 

[capncapo]

Chelsey,

Your description is correct.

Windows really only get good sun for a short portion of the day if at all. A sun room would be a good place for a tank to be set up but unfortunately, they are probably something that not too many of us have or can afford.

 

[Shooter7]

Yeah Steve, come on over! You can check out my tank, then we can sit out on the back patio and look at the sun. Why, I think it might even be brighter over here. We have stars at night too.

Wow, had not thought about checking out that tube at night during a lightning storm. That's gotta be pretty cool!

 

[Letmegrow]

Dang, I bet you guys do have stars at night there, STL city doesnt. If I knew I would not get caught I would shoot out all the street lights to remember what a star looked like.

My days of staring into the sun are over, that sounds like a Dallas thing anyways.

But I do want to see your Rookie of the year tank tho.