so what do zoas look like under the sun?

[twon8]

my frag tank gets a good bit of sun in the am, took these pics this morning, no tank lights, no flash, only the Sun

 

[JGoslee]

How much sun do they get a day? Do you think they color up better by getting some natural sunlight? Those green palys on the right are pretty cool looking.

 

[twon8]

How much sun do they get a day? Do you think they color up better by getting some natural sunlight? Those green palys on the right are pretty cool looking.

to be honest i have no idea, it gets pretty early sun; i tend to sleep a bit later than most and i haven' treally paid attention till today, when i saw how blue the zoas were under sunlight, and how the pink elephants looked really good

those particular frags have only been in that spot for a day; i'll try and observe things.

 

[MarvinsReef]

wow.. good stuff twon...

keep us posted... my tank is also by the blinds but the blinds are shut off all day long..

 

[Azurel]

In the summer parts of my tank get some sun light for about an hour, not sure how good it does them but they seem to like it.....Keep us posted.

 

[Patwa]

here's a shot of my tank, next to my 6ft high windows (facing east)....I live on the 18th floor....and the sun hits the tank for a good 4 or 5 hours in the morning (depends on the season, of course)

....the zoas and other corals just LOVE IT...you can see them stretch and stretch!

Zach.

 

[minibowmatt]

ever have any algae problems you can trace to the sunlight?

 

[twon8]

ever have any algae problems you can trace to the sunlight?

not really, i get some algae in that tank, but nothing out of control.

 

[Stixbaraca]

WOW...no better lighting than the sun! AC spends a good bit of time in one of his books explaining his greenhouse propogation setup lit only by the sun...and he lives in Pittsburgh!