What light do you use in your refugium!!!!

[nata]

want to get a good energy efficient light for my refugium that grows macros well...anybody please!!!!!!!!!!may be clip on...

 

[thatguy559]

i use a 150w sunpod

 

[mcoomer]

I'm running a 13W compact fluorescent (I think it's 13). That's one of the funny looking spiral lamps. I believe it's supposed to be the equivalent of a 75W incandescent lamp but someone can correct me if I'm wrong. My chaeto seems happy.

Mike

 

[rainydave]

I run a 14w 5500K CF bulb in a clip light fixture. Chaeto looks happy.

 

[tat2z_21]

I run a 200w flourescent flood light from home depot in a 10 dollar aluminum reflector/clip it works like a champ

 

[eww]

Hey Nata. This one grows macro's like crazy in our sump and it's only 14w. That big ole' bag of macro's we gave you a few months back is living proof .

14 Watt 225 LED Grow Panel. Good for up to 12 Square Feet . Energy Efficient Grow light. | LED Lights - EagleLight

 

[thatguy559]

^^^ that did not work for me or floyd (tat2z)

 

[Airphotog]

nata I did not want to hijack your thread so I started a new one.

http://www.reeffrontiers.com/forums/f14/t5-lights-refugium-whatever-59790/

 

[eww]

^^^ that did not work for me or floyd (tat2z)

Justin, Did you have it on 24/7? We leave ours on day and night.

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[thatguy559]

i had mine on a reverse cycle when my halides turned off my fuge lights turned off....i also ran it for 24/7 for a few weeks but as soon as i put the 70w halide on it macro was growing like crazy an now i just put a 150w on it and see where that takes me

 

[mcoomer]

I run the little CF on a reverse cycle as well. I like it because it's a cheap solution and it doesn't drink a lot of juice when it's running.

Mike

 

[jrgilles]

I originally got a $25 13W 6.5k plant grow bulb from the indoor sun shop (compact fluorescent spiral bulb like stated above.) Was awesome and lasted for years. I then replaced it with what looks like the same stats, 13W (60 or 75W equivelant) that I got at lowes. The lowe's one seems to put out less light (maybe 30% less), but macros still seem to be growing just fine, so whatever.

I leave it on 24/7

 

[NWDiver]

I also use a pair of the cheap spiral CF 6500k bulbs. I got them at Freddy's in a three pack. Cheap. I run them 24/7.

 

[ReefLogic]

I use a LED fixture I picked up on Ebay for an experiment. It is by Yescom....the model is the Reef Ultimate. I think it was $80 shipped. Worked great for all the corals I had....some grew much quicker than under my MH's. Now I use it as fuge light since I have my 250w HQI running on display. Working great as fuge light too.....GSP, Xenia, and macro is all growing very quickly.

I have my LED's running opposite of the MH

 

[fishoutofwater]

I am running a 2 x 24w t-5 on my refugium and I pull a larger freezer bag of macro once a month. Also have it on opposite cycle of main lights.

 

[bodycology21]

I use two 14w cfl 5000k from home depot. I run them 24/7

 

[CarlaW]

2-3' VHO over a 75 gallon fuge, reverse photoperiod.

 

[Scooterman]

I use two 400W MH, 6,5K!:bump2: Kidding! LOL
I'm still waiting on my new tank that never arrived! :yell:

 

[Krish]

I use to use a small coralife pc fixture designed for freshwater tanks. Did the job. I think it was somewhere around 18w??? Can't remember exactly, but sure it wasn't over 20 watts

 

[CarlaW]

I use two 400W MH, 6,5K!:bump2: Kidding! LOL
I'm still waiting on my new tank that never arrived! :yell:

I used to use 2 400w halides on mine....................... no kidding