SaVeThEeELs Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 does a sunlight picotope need to be in direct sun?? what animals thrive in a sunlight picotope? what possible problems may i run into? tempature swings....how does sunlight affect the pico -vs- other lighting ? ive raised shrimp on my porch before in a water mac algea tank, is it about that easy? Link to comment
Tentacles Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 where is TinyReef for this one?? Link to comment
SaVeThEeELs Posted October 5, 2006 Author Share Posted October 5, 2006 LOL i got my bat signal on high right now...... i could just re read everything he had on his 2.5 thread but i want it condensed if possible... kinda dangerous if you dont watch it...easy to cook everything.... i wanna know how hes keeping his algea in control... Link to comment
non-photosynt Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 Depends on your geographic location - unattended tank, left in the direct light on the southern window, can reach deadly temperatures in a couple of hours. Tinyreef, if I remember right, has tank on the bright lighted northern side. My northern windows are too dark even for a coralline algae growth. Some people have constant temperature in the house or fishroom, if it's hot - air conditioner works, if cold - heating. Or make some automatic small-scale temperature controller. I like the sun - it has full spectrum of wavelenghts for a corals and fish. Link to comment
SaVeThEeELs Posted October 14, 2006 Author Share Posted October 14, 2006 i just moved to a house and set my 20 w/ light coming in on the north side,lighting maybe 3/4ths of it....im supplementing w/ a 20 watt actinic there is nothing in it but some calurpa maybe some cheato....its been maybe a week and the tank seems to be doing great... Link to comment
tinyreef Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 LOL i got my bat signal on high right now....try a pm next time. most people grab me that way when they have something specific to discuss with me. hot girls otoh, can call me direct or pm me. kinda dangerous if you dont watch it...easy to cook everything....yup, high sun times can easily cook a tank to 90F+. it actually happened on my pico a couple of times! check the tank during the highest sunlight exposure time (or the time period leading up to it). note: this isn't necessarily high noon. figuring the highest temperature hit will give you an idea of whether or not you need a fan or similar cooling device. my pico is a nice 76F in the morning and evening but without a fan it can zoom past 90F, even in the winter! i wanna know how hes keeping his algea in control...heavy chaeto pruning. i can prune it 50% every week and i still have issues. i haven't fed the tank in 4-months but it can still generate heavy algae growth. i have an army of stomatella snails and i used to have astrae (they got burned on the heater ). hermits can be good but i don't use them as my frags are loose. i also manually prune a lot of the branching algae (probably a dozen different types). i go in with tweezers and pluck out what i can reach. most of the nutrient export is the chaeto though. but temperature control will be your main issue imo. i completely agree, the lighting is beneficial. it's the temp that you gotta watchout for. hth Link to comment
SaVeThEeELs Posted October 16, 2006 Author Share Posted October 16, 2006 the 20 is at around 74-5 and stable even w/ no heat in the house....i may buy a heater but im waiting till full winter hits to see how she acts.... im using calurpa ive had at the moment b/c its what i got and the LFS here dont have much to offer.... im trying to stimulate coraline algea growth so im hoping ma old actintic will work till i get something more powerful...or i may not need it at all.... for the most part its all sunlit....im using the blinds to control how much sun gets in....and a blanket to control tempature!!!not safe dont try this at home!!! you cant really appreciate it until you see the light beaming in when the sun rises....i had to cut a bush in half!! ill post pics soon as i have camera access at the right time of day, otherwise it just looks like a ghetto rigg my sponges are coming back and i got friggin worms on my glass again... -------think some green star polyps or shrooms would be ok?? i have never grown a coral......just fish and bugs.... Link to comment
tinyreef Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 you cant really appreciate it until you see the light beaming in when the sun rises....i had to cut a bush in half!! ill post pics soon as i have camera access at the right time of day, otherwise it just looks like a ghetto rigg those are the main issues (asethetically) that i came across. it should actually photograph better in a shaded exposure. your eyes see something and the camera sees something else. i had to tinker with the color and lighting to get it more realistic to what i actually saw versus the odd color version that showed up digitally. camera quality probably plays into it. Link to comment
SaVeThEeELs Posted October 17, 2006 Author Share Posted October 17, 2006 those are the main issues (asethetically) that i came across. it should actually photograph better in a shaded exposure. your eyes see something and the camera sees something else. i had to tinker with the color and lighting to get it more realistic to what i actually saw versus the odd color version that showed up digitally. camera quality probably plays into it. i find that you have to "bounce" a picture if you want it to come out meaning take the pic at an angle that way the flash bounces mostly away from the camera.... take a shaded pic?? naww i love how the sunlight comes in through the blinds otherwise it just looks like this w/o the hood on..... sorry if its not a good pic, camera phone.... maybe if i didnt spend all my money on tanks id have a nice camera...time to get another job i guess! Link to comment
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