ACk not the SUN!!!

[pashazero]

On my 12g Aquapod with 70mhi, I just noticed this morning, after a month of the tank being up, that the sun is directly hitting the tank for like 4 hours in the morning.. I just have star polyps in it right now, however they were opened and bloomed this morning from the sunlight... I have he metal halides going for 7 hours in the evening already... will this sun light create a problem as add more coral?

also what is the algae bloom ramifications?

[seapug]

My tank gets a little sun late in the day during the winter. I find it very beneficial as long as the temps stay in line. I wouldn't worry about algae, but if you do see it growing where the sunlight falls on it then you might put up some curtains.

[pashazero]

yeah mine just starting hitting in the winter as well.... but its not stressfull on the coral to open up twice?

[seapug]

no. remember, in nature it's not sunny all the time. There are more periods of shifting/varying light than we have on our tanks. Corals will open and close throughout the day and night.