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    Hi Brian,
    I have about the same weather you have (read long winter). Those were some 400W metal halides I had left over from my coral growing days. That room used to house a 600 gallon marine tank with 2,400W of light over it If only I could find some use in the RV world for my light knowledge

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    Quote Originally Posted by Country Campers View Post
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    I am jealous , wish I could grow pineapples.
    Great set up you have there.

    Brian
    Brian,
    But see, you could. Kevin says he’s in zone 5, so you’d just have to take on the plant as an extra family member for awhile. If you like artichokes, you can grow those too. There are instructions online for doing that. I started 4 plants one year (in ‘15), and all 4 produced and were surprisingly pest free (the pests didn’t know what they were). You have to pick the right variety (a bit more hardy), start the seed in January, subject the plants to an imposed “first winter” for about 8-10 weeks (temps 35-40), then plant outside. Overall, I ended up with about 15 fruits, problem was, each plant produces one normal sized artichoke, then the rest are progressively smaller. Very tasty though. Makes me want to find a mail order source for a product that is fresher than what you can get in the local grocery store!
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    Quote Originally Posted by kevinpo View Post
    Hi Brian,
    I have about the same weather you have (read long winter). Those were some 400W metal halides I had left over from my coral growing days. That room used to house a 600 gallon marine tank with 2,400W of light over it If only I could find some use in the RV world for my light knowledge

    Cheers,
    Kevin
    Kevin, What did you do with the coral? (My cogs are spinning here, in all directions-donations, aquariums, scientific experiments, just because you COULD?)
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    Kevin, What did you do with the coral? (My cogs are spinning here, in all directions-donations, aquariums, scientific experiments, just because you COULD?)
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    Hi Nancy,
    From 2003 to 2013 I farmed corals commercially and shipped nationwide. Here is a video of one of my tanks. When I get home tonight I will post a picture of the former plant room from about the same angle.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v25iAwroKWg

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    Quote Originally Posted by kevinpo View Post
    Hi Nancy,
    From 2003 to 2013 I farmed corals commercially and shipped nationwide. Here is a video of one of my tanks. When I get home tonight I will post a picture of the former plant room from about the same angle.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v25iAwroKWg

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    Kevin, That is so impressive! Must have been gratifying, sustaining that little ecosystem for those beautiful fish. Were your customers predominantly aquarium owners and dealers? I love that this forum has so many people on it with such diverse skills, interests, and backgrounds.
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    Were your customers predominantly aquarium owners and dealers?
    Yes they were. Many through forums such as this one. To maintain live corals is more work than maintaining an RV ( I know that's hard to believe ). You have to be an electrician, plumber, Lighting guru, chemist, biologist, scientist, and above all have lots of $! LOL. I had about $30,000 USD in my 600 gallon home aquarium. The difference between that and an RV is that at its peak it generated about $50,000 USD/yr. in coral. Farming can pay

    Here is a picture taken in the same room as the plants in Sept. 2006:
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