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Opsanus tau · 02-19-2008, 09:58 AM

Hello all!,
It's been awhile,I must "chime in here" and warn of "sloa-tubes" "yellowing" over a short period of time,(two years), ....my friend in AZ has had to replace his with a different brand,(I'm not sure what brand).The yellow was projected down into his tank.
I am using a 21"tube by "Sun-Dome"( of Florida).
It is amazing!(they guarantee it will not yellow)...and it only took me a half a day to install myself.
I have a PAR meter with a 100' cable and have been able to take readings in the feild,.. and then use the SAME EXACT LIGHT METER in my tanks!
Most of the corals in the sun-lit tank are from the same nursery at 36'.
The corals in the tank (at mid day) recive as much as 5X the light they did in the wild.-Opsanus tau

02-19-2008, 09:58 AM	#29 (permalink)
Opsanus tau Bryozoan Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Keys Posts: 46 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Natural Sunlight tanks Hello all!, It's been awhile,I must "chime in here" and warn of "sloa-tubes" "yellowing" over a short period of time,(two years), ....my friend in AZ has had to replace his with a different brand,(I'm not sure what brand).The yellow was projected down into his tank. I am using a 21"tube by "Sun-Dome"( of Florida). It is amazing!(they guarantee it will not yellow)...and it only took me a half a day to install myself. I have a PAR meter with a 100' cable and have been able to take readings in the feild,.. and then use the SAME EXACT LIGHT METER in my tanks! Most of the corals in the sun-lit tank are from the same nursery at 36'. The corals in the tank (at mid day) recive as much as 5X the light they did in the wild.-Opsanus tau