Reef in Heavily sunlit room

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Originally Posted by justinl

people have done this before with success... in Florida. I dont think it would work anywhere in Canada; there just isnt going to be enough sunlight hitting that tank. You'll need to at least supplement light.

Sorry i didnt intend the question to be read this way ... i will be using Metal Halide for lighting i was concerned about the sunlight in the room causing additional algae, just and wondering if anyone had noticed tanks in sunlit rooms having more algae. I agree that algae is due to excess nutrients and not extra light levels. But in freshwater aquaria i have noticed that any excess of one thing be it light or nutrients or even CO2 will cause algae.

Thanks for the replys,
Ken