To my fishy friends, Aloha
All of those greenhouses are shaded to reduce summer heat. This eliminates the power of direct sunlight. To make up for that loss, they run electric lights over the tanks, fans to reduce summer heat and heaters to keep the water warm in the winter. Some farms don't use greenhouses because they recognized the inherent problem. They then have the same costs for lighting, heating and cooling as all of us in our homes.
What if a greenhouse was situated so that coral could have the advantage of full direct sun while at the same time benefiting from passive, no cost heating and cooling? The rough drawing below came to me in 2006, but I could not find any technology to back me up. Now is the time. The technology is now available. I'm ready to do it. You can help and in turn you will benefit from our Utah coral farm.
How can you help? I feel deeply that this will be a cooperative effort of our entire local reefing community. Part of the business plan requires, of course, obtaining parent coral colonies of any size, from tiny frags to large colonies. You will help make this happen.
Mahalo,
Mark
808-345-1049
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Edited by Mark Peterson - May 30 2013 at 8:01am
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