Who had the solar tubes

[DARKSILENTTYPE]

I remember someone in belleville was using solar tubes . How do you like them and do you need to add any other lighting to them to work on your tank?

 

[Fade]

Gollie66 has one

 

[Goalie66]

I have a 22" tube in the middle of my 6' tank with two 250watt 10Ks in Lumenarc reflectors. During a sunny day the tube is just as bright as the 250s the problem is, is that during the winter we really don't have many sunny days. I will try to get some pics up. I have mainly leathers under the tube but I alos have my 2 clams on the outskirts of it as well. The clams do open up with just the sunlight even on cloudy days. I have my MH lights come on about 2pm and go off at about 9pm. so the clams get light about 12 hours from both the tubes and the MH. The only thing I don't like is that at night with just the MH on there is a shadow in the middle of the tank. (See gallery) I am thinking about putting a 2' VHO in the middle just for viewing at night. Anyone is welcome to come by during the day to view it! I would pick a sunny one thought.

Tom

 

[Goalie66]

Here are some photos taken at 1pm, sorry they are blurry

Just the skylight:

Skylight and 160watt Atinic VHO:

Skylight, 160 watt VHO and two 250 watt 10K Metal Halides:

The 2 shadows are from the supports.

Tom

 

[chadscamaro]

Man thats bright ! Very cool !:thumbsup:

 

[Goalie66]

Yea, on a sunny day it is bright. Nothing beats free light!

 

[chadscamaro]

Yeah both times I saw it was at night,but on a sunny day that is crazy ! Time to start punching holes in the landlords roof ! JK

 

[geoxman]

how is my old clam doing under the light and who are the three guys in the raflection of the first pic?
edit;reflection

 

[JMBoehling]

Solar tubes are nice

 

[Goalie66]

Clam is doing great! The 3 guys are on a poster in my sons room Edgar Rentirea, Grant Wistrom, and Bryce Salvador