The dream of every reeffer is to replicate the most natural elements of nature into our homes, the reffers nightmare ...the electrical costs... $$$$$$$$
Natural and Cheap was the goal to me.
I came about e check all the factors:
Temperature
I live in Portugal, a temperate contry, not to hot, not to could.
Sunlight
Portugal as lots of sunlight during all year, matter afect the world grate solar panels industrial power plant unit is in Portugal.
Location
Portugal has two borders, the spanish border, and the atlantic ocean border... lots of natural sea water... bye bye to artificial salt $$$$$
I just have to add this:
Plus this:
And this:
To this:
Something was allmost born but a higher problem came to me... The cold of the night and the heat of the day... how to preserve and mantain the water temperature about 25º whith low electrical consumptions... the anwser was very simple, if the tank stays inside the earth the problem whould be solved, minimal temperature lost.
Other problem... if the tank was inside the earth how could i see the live stock?
Simple, whith a descending cover glass, all the bubles would rise and came to the surface:
Plus Sump:
All in place:
Sump house and DIY Refrigerator:
Seen from above:
From the ground:
Toke some pics with sunlight today, take a look:
Reef:
Back side:
Clowns:
Fugia:
Growing frag:
Check this 2 movies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGiHlLbSQNY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdE7pJZXQd0
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