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DonnieBoy Hobbyist Posts: 81 Kudos: 67 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Nov-2004	Hey all, Me and my wife set up our tank in the basement, and I was wondering if the fact that the tank gets no direct sunlight is a problem? Heat is not a factor as the room it is in is finished off and is warm enough but there is minimal sunlight getting through to the basement. Will this harm my fish? Will it harm the aquarium plants I have planted? Should I get a special Light for the tank cover? I have a 55 gallon freshwater stocked currently with Harlequin Rasboras Zebra Danios Common Pleco Black Widow Tetra Another Tetra Fancy Guppies Don
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
castlequest Fish Addict Posts: 661 Votes: 0 Registered: 15-Feb-2003	Direct sunlight isn't needed, and mostly unwanted.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
PJ Big Fish Posts: 492 Kudos: 427 Votes: 326 Registered: 19-Aug-2004	[font color="#000080"] Direct sunlight isn't needed, and mostly unwanted [/font] [font color="#008000"]CORRECT[font color="#008000"] [font color="#000080"]All natural light does is aid algae in it's growth. I don't think a special light would be needed, just have a normal daytime light (for the daytime) and a purple tinge light for the evening/later afternoon. [/font]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	You should be fine...my dad had a 55g built into our basement wall for many years without problems. A lot of people use their basements or a portion of them for fish rooms. ~~~~ [/font] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
whetu Mega Fish Posts: 900 Votes: 63 Registered: 31-Jan-2003	Will it harm the aquarium plants I have planted? Should I get a special Light for the tank cover? It depends what you mean by a 'special light'. Your plants definitely need light in order to grow, so there does need to be a light shining into the tank, not just the room light. Also the light for the tank needs to be bright enough and of the right spectrum for the plants. Check out the planted tank forum on this site for more information on what lighting is best for your situation.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	DonnieBoy Have you ever seen direct sunlight in good Aquariums? There is no effect at all by not having any direct sunlight. Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
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moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	i think a little direct sunlight is ok, but a lot of direct sunlight is bad for sure. a friend of mine has a 15g in his basement wall, it looked pretty nice until he stopped taking care of it "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
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