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Unread 04/18/2020, 10:40 PM   #7
karimwassef
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Originally Posted by savethereef View Post
There is two young guys who coverted a swimming pool to a saltwater tank for one two days on YouTube e.. Upkeep would be really expensive. But its doable. I've seen a guy in south america who had something similar in the middle of his house with skylight on roof for natural light. He could close it to avoid rain water getting in.

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Rainwater incursion is going to be tricky. There’s a reef-keeper in California with a YouTube video channel that runs a standard reef outside (~1000gals I think?) and he lets the rain fall directly on his tank with no ill effects.

I also worried about predation... there are some big birds in Texas and tangs can look yummy from high up... and then there’s bird poop...

Also - hail in the winter.

I haven’t figured out an automatic pool cover solution yet... but it’s gelling.


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