Natural Sunlight tanks - Page 4

Frankie · 02-19-2008, 07:58 PM

Very cool fish bowl! Must be a pita to keep clean though. I would love to see the Elos tank. Start a thread. And welcome to RS!

Opsanus tau · 02-19-2008, 08:25 PM

I own 4 units..all 4 have had to be returned,2 twice..and I've had to replace LED strips in every unit!!!!!!!!..today I still have issues with all 4, and instead of sendding me any more replacement units..they send me one USED 48" unit and told me to "canibilize parts" to keep my four units going,does this sound like good costomer service???
And NO I love MH and Flourecent fixtures!!!!!!!!!!!(don't like paying for electricity) but I love how they grow coral.

Dentoid · 02-19-2008, 08:27 PM

What Solaris models do you have?

Opsanus tau · 02-19-2008, 08:30 PM

The bad ones I guess????(first series, "G" for garbage I think) The 250 equivilent.

boozeman · 02-19-2008, 08:42 PM

wow, sorry to hear about your experience with the solaris fixtures... at one point I was seriously considering them but I eventually felt that the finish looked rather cheap considering the price paid and decided to go with PlanetII's for the fixtures

kathywithbirds · 02-19-2008, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by BEELZEBOB

i just **** a brick

thats soo tight.

like, how does it work?

um, yes, well, I would have put it a LEETLE more delicately but yeah, me too.

Do you have a pic of the insides of the bottom? I'd love to see how that baby works. The lightning effects sound incredible.

Opsanus tau · 02-19-2008, 09:33 PM

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O.K back to the positive..the sun lit Reef Bowl.

BigAl07 · 02-19-2008, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by kathywithbirds

Do you have a pic of the insides of the bottom? I'd love to see how that baby works. The lightning effects sound incredible.

I'm with kathy here! It sounds amazing! I'm think of ALL kinds of ideas now!!

BEELZEBOB · 02-19-2008, 10:24 PM

thats just about the keenist thing ive seen all day

reefman420 · 02-19-2008, 10:33 PM

Nice and peachy...

DrBCool · 02-20-2008, 08:11 AM

I love the bowl tank that is just off the hook .
And the fact that you are lighting it with a solar tube is even better .
Looks like the light reaches through that big tank just fine .
Now I am really leaning towards natural lighting over my reef .
I think when the full moon is out the tank looks pretty rad as well :-)
Glad that I finally found a person that has a tank lit this way .

Everyones main concern was algae , Do you have a serious problem with algae in your bowl tank ? It looks crystal clear to me .
Also , What kind of lens did you use on the end above the tank ? You mention it was a special lens . Also how long did it take you to figure out the distance above the tank to place the lens ? Did you start out long and cut off till you had the light the way you liked it ?

I like the fact that you have your house plants under it as well absorbing up the extra light that passes by . TOOOOO COOOOOOOOL :-D The plants all seem to be very happy there under the ocean .lol

jhale · 02-20-2008, 09:29 AM

Opsanus Tau, your atlantic bowl photos were posted on another forum. I had to search for it to find you here. What an awesome idea, I love it!
any more photos?

boozeman I found out where you work now

jhale · 02-20-2008, 09:29 AM

great my first post is a double post, arg.

BigAl07 · 02-20-2008, 09:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhale

great my first post is a double post, arg.

way to set a precedence!!

and WELCOME

boozeman · 02-20-2008, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by jhale

boozeman I found out where you work now

to RS !!!!

02-19-2008, 07:58 PM	#46 (permalink)
Frankie Angel Girl's Daddy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The End Of The World Posts: 6,035 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Natural Sunlight tanks Very cool fish bowl! Must be a pita to keep clean though. I would love to see the Elos tank. Start a thread. And welcome to RS! __________________ Visit my aquarium -->Frankie's 120 gal Experiment Bruce: Today's meeting is Step 5: Bring a fish friend. Everyone brought a fish friend? DIY=DO IT YOURSELF! If we ignore the environment maybe it will go away....

02-19-2008, 08:25 PM	#47 (permalink)
Opsanus tau Tubeworm Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Keys Posts: 37 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Natural Sunlight tanks I own 4 units..all 4 have had to be returned,2 twice..and I've had to replace LED strips in every unit!!!!!!!!..today I still have issues with all 4, and instead of sendding me any more replacement units..they send me one USED 48" unit and told me to "canibilize parts" to keep my four units going,does this sound like good costomer service??? And NO I love MH and Flourecent fixtures!!!!!!!!!!!(don't like paying for electricity) but I love how they grow coral.

02-19-2008, 08:27 PM	#48 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 9,580 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Natural Sunlight tanks What Solaris models do you have? __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

02-19-2008, 08:30 PM	#49 (permalink)
Opsanus tau Tubeworm Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Keys Posts: 37 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Natural Sunlight tanks The bad ones I guess????(first series, "G" for garbage I think) The 250 equivilent.

02-19-2008, 10:33 PM	#55 (permalink)
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02-20-2008, 08:11 AM	#56 (permalink)
DrBCool Fire Coral Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 77 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Natural Sunlight tanks I love the bowl tank that is just off the hook . And the fact that you are lighting it with a solar tube is even better . Looks like the light reaches through that big tank just fine . Now I am really leaning towards natural lighting over my reef . I think when the full moon is out the tank looks pretty rad as well :-) Glad that I finally found a person that has a tank lit this way . Everyones main concern was algae , Do you have a serious problem with algae in your bowl tank ? It looks crystal clear to me . Also , What kind of lens did you use on the end above the tank ? You mention it was a special lens . Also how long did it take you to figure out the distance above the tank to place the lens ? Did you start out long and cut off till you had the light the way you liked it ? I like the fact that you have your house plants under it as well absorbing up the extra light that passes by . TOOOOO COOOOOOOOL :-D The plants all seem to be very happy there under the ocean .lol

02-20-2008, 09:29 AM	#57 (permalink)
jhale Tunicate Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: NYC Posts: 10 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Natural Sunlight tanks Opsanus Tau, your atlantic bowl photos were posted on another forum. I had to search for it to find you here. What an awesome idea, I love it! any more photos? boozeman I found out where you work now

02-20-2008, 09:29 AM	#58 (permalink)
jhale Tunicate Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: NYC Posts: 10 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Natural Sunlight tanks great my first post is a double post, arg. Last edited by jhale : 02-20-2008 at 09:32 AM. Reason: double post

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