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Old 09-14-2008, 03:12 PM
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That is so cool, I'd love to do something like that. However in winter I can't see myself going up on the roof to brush the snow off of them. Not really sure if it's sunny enough here (over all) for it to work as well or not.
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Old 09-14-2008, 04:51 PM
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My parents have those in their house. I've been wondering about a system like that ever since. They haven't ever had to sweep them off. The night light effect with the tubes would be awesome.
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Old 09-14-2008, 05:16 PM
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i guess natural light is really the only way to replicate what the reefs get, i am wondering how effective they would be up here in canada tho... less direct lighting hours, less intensity as compared to some place closer to the equator.

would be very nice tho
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Old 09-14-2008, 05:21 PM
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My thoughts as well. It's neat but the sunlight he gets where he is and the sunlight we get up here are not too equivalent. Nevertheless it is neat and an interesting alternative to using a greenhouse for your tank if you wanted to use sunlight at least as a supplement.
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I like it! Maybe we could use more tubes in this area. Or how about a light sensor that turns on some T5s if the light is too low.
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