Refugium Light Bulb

[Clink51]

My cheato isnt looking so good. i've been using a compact light bulb (the one that swirls around) attached to a reflector but it hasnt been doing me any good. was wondering what you would recommend for a small refugium (total volume of maybe 3-4 gallons) located in the center of a 10g sump

 

[QueensRob]

You can use a much brighter led bulb with the same fixture. Look up on e-bay, homedepot, some radioshacks carry them.

 

[TheHun]

I have a Finnex FugeRAY-R +Red Boost working perfect...

 

[Clink51]

You can use a much brighter led bulb with the same fixture. Look up on e-bay, homedepot, some radioshacks carry them.

any specific lights u recommend?

 

[QueensRob]

Anyone of the below ones will work find. They are also energy savers and will grow the algea like crazy

http://www.ebay.com/itm/12X1W-Par38.../221333625973?pt=Lamps_US&hash=item3388831c75

http://www.ebay.com/itm/E27-12W-PAR...0193262?pt=US_Light_Bulbs&hash=item1c1e76e76e

http://www.ebay.com/itm/E27-12W-PAR...0193262?pt=US_Light_Bulbs&hash=item1c1e76e76e

 

[oseymour]

I have the acqueon proflex sump model 1 and the JBJ Nano refugium light. My chaeto would get brown and start to break apart until I realized that the light was too close. I mounted the light on the top of the cabinet, maybe a foot and a half from the chaeto and it regained its color and is growing at such a pace where I need to prune it once a month.

 

[Reef Lobster]

the led bulbs at any hardware store in daylight spectrum are fine.

 

[reefer4eva]

I use a 54 watt par 38 bulb and I'm blown away at the growth I have with it in less than a month (I paid 30 bucks for it on ebay)

 

[pauliwalnuts]

Whatever you get (florescent, incandescent, or LED), it will work better if it's around 6700K spectrum.

I've used all three types of light source over the fuge. And with the LED I noticed that it burned the chatoemorpha in the beginning. I had to raise the fixture and actually acclimate it to the light source.