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Greens! =)
Hi all,
I'm very much into environmentally friendly alternatives. And a seriously considering putting together somesort of solar assisseted lighting system for my tank. Just wondering if anyone else has other green ideas or tips for fish tanks. Leandra =) |
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Greens! =)
Leandra wrote in message . au...
Hi all, I'm very much into environmentally friendly alternatives. And a seriously considering putting together somesort of solar assisseted lighting system for my tank. Just wondering if anyone else has other green ideas or tips for fish tanks. Leandra =) I saw a solar tracking lens that gathers and points the light anywhere into your house, cost about 3000-4000$ and then you need to install it and place a large Observatory looking things on your roof. But , it does't use much electric. Monolith Marine Monsters carried it. Also use high efficiency lighting and don't use more than 2w/gal. Use wastewater efficicently to water your garden/plants etc. Buy bulk fert's, reduces packaging, feed spirulinia algae to fish, compost plant trimmings. Use filtration with good efficicency like Canister filters(Good flow rates/bio media volume and easy to deal with). There are many other little things one can do. I catch native fish for my tanks. There are many levels you can approach this from. Electric is just one of them. Perhaps the most useful are the ideas that lower intital cost, running cost, make it easier on the owner. Regards, Tom Barr |
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Greens! =)
I'm very much into environmentally friendly alternatives. And a
seriously considering putting together somesort of solar assisseted lighting system for my tank. In general, I don't like greenies, because of personal opinions, treehuggers driving their vehicles to protest that a forest is in danger of pollution from a nearby highway, leads me to think, they see things too differently for me to ever agree on their views, but this isn't a politics group, so allow me my opinion, I'll never bring it up again.... What I do have to offer is this, in industrial installations, they use fiber optic cable to capture light fromthe roof using mirrored bowls... that fiber cable is insulated and routed to where it is to be used, and using a special made reflector, is split several times inside a coupling junction and the smaller branches of fiber are directed specifically where they are needed.... What I heard, is one .2mm fiber can carry more light for a longer distance without losing it's potency more efficiently than a MH bulb can put out in one spot... an apples to apples comparison was done, and they proved that the use of the sun capture cables, is extremely viable and will prove to save big buildings and such $10ks a month in lighting bills.... I do remember they use flourescent and fiber as 50% of their lights during night and bad weather.... the energy gets stored in capacitors and discharges very slowly... the one example they gave was to light this one building it costed like $450 a day and with the fiber, only costed $7.50 using 100% fiber.... they guessed that someday, solar will make a comeback and this method while real expensive now, will drop and begin making a residential debut in a few years... so there is hope.... sorry to go on, but it was coming back to me as I typed.... |
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Greens! =)
I float crude oil on the surface of the tank and light it. It makes a nice
amount of light and lasts a long time. "Leandra" wrote in message u... Hi all, I'm very much into environmentally friendly alternatives. And a seriously considering putting together somesort of solar assisseted lighting system for my tank. Just wondering if anyone else has other green ideas or tips for fish tanks. Leandra =) |
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Greens! =)
Another idea to have a pond outside or on a porch.
I've kept two natural sunlight tanks but this tough sometimes. Getting enough light is tough, it you have a greenhouse or a sun room this is great. I've added CO2 to these tanks and they faired okay. But if the tank only gets 1-2hours a day etc, it's not going to do too well unless there's lots of indirect light. A hybrid light set up which uses some PC lights along with mostly sun light is a good method. Deep substrates were used. Thermoelectric chillers(no freon!!Your car, home and frig next!), solar fiber optic lighting/passive solar designs, PC lights, water usage(No need for RO and wastewater etc, using it water the plants around the yard garden etc). While some are cheaper, a few are not. But they are headed that way, there is no denying that. That's the cool thing about conservation/environment, its a great market and it reduces operating costs. It's a win win for both the consumer and therefore ultimately the companies/market. Adding less impact on the environment is even a better sale. Regards, Tom Barr |
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Greens! =)
Thanks! Some helpful hints there... I will investigate. =)
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Greens! =)
what do you bet she'll never come back???om...
I float crude oil on the surface of the tank and light it. It makes a nice amount of light and lasts a long time. |
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