Fuge light

[DonW]

Here is what I found will these work to grow chaeto?

http://www.ledlight.com/detail.aspx?ID=148

 

[Scooterman]

They would look cool for one thing LOL!
Why not get one of those curly cues fluorescents you normally use in a regular flood incandescent light, I'm sure you can find a fixture for them, I have the Flood types that someone said worked well.

 

[DonW]

They would look cool for one thing LOL!
Why not get one of those curly cues fluorescents you normally use in a regular flood incandescent light, I'm sure you can find a fixture for them, I have the Flood types that someone said worked well.

So how far from the water would you want one of those pig tail lights?


Don

 

[Scooterman]

You could use the standard flood light fixture with two of the fluorescents, I'm sure they would grow well but best to get more opinions, I would suspect it would grow best with a MH set-up & a 65K lamp! SO depends on how much you want it to grow!

 

[acrodesiac]

I once used a 6500k 250w MH over a 60 gallon fuge and the chaeto growth was ridiculous! It was tied in with about a 700 gallon system and I was havesting a five gallon bucket every 2-3 weeks

 

[kinghokus420]

home depot has the 100w 5500k "daylight" curly bulbs for 8 bucks. i have one and keep it about 6" from the water in a clamp on reflector. works great.

 

[NC2WA]

Kinghokus,

Is the 100w 5500K daylight curly bulb enough light to encourage coralline algae growth on LR in 37G Eclipse??

 

[kinghokus420]

i dont know how it would do. it grows good coralline in my 20ish gal. BB fuge