I'm, going to buy a light for my refuge with some cheato in it. Can anyone reccomend a good bulb to get? Last time I was at Home Depot, they didn't have any of the flood bulbs with the "K" ratings. Are there other options out there that I can use in the meantime as I order a better bulb on-line?
Going to Home Depot to buy a light...
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Avi
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Here's the one...just be sure that it's the one with the 6500K bulb in the package:
http://www.lightsofamerica.com/floods.htm
http://www.lightsofamerica.com/floods.htm
Shooter7
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I've been using the cheap setup as described in the attached write up by melev. I use the spiral compact flourescent shown near the top of the article along with a reflector. I think the whole setup was like 10 bucks and has served me pretty well. He recommends others on there as well.
http://www.melevsreef.com/fuge_bulb.html
http://www.melevsreef.com/fuge_bulb.html
Shooter7
New member
Not sure which one you're looking for, but mine was in a package that was almost identical to the package shown for the spiral compact flourescent. Daylight 75 watt. I don't remember if it listed the K rating or not on it. There was another bulb just like it on the shelf that wasn't the daylight version, so I'm sure it would be much more "soft white". The one I have is a very bright white light.
shoddyk
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Buy the bulbs that melves reef uses. I use them and they work great.
http://www.lightbulbsdirect.com/page/001/PROD/Reflectors/1P381951
http://www.lightbulbsdirect.com/page/001/PROD/Reflectors/1P381951
MarkD40
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nubomb,
I tried the coiled cp floodlight bulb recommenced by melev. I put two over my 20 gallon refugium. They worked OK but growth was slower than I liked so I upgraded to the floodlight fixture from HD in avi's link. They do sell them at Home Depot for $39.99. Under this light my chaeto took off and grew much faster. IME every time I add IRON my chaeto gets a darker green and grows faster.
I tried the coiled cp floodlight bulb recommenced by melev. I put two over my 20 gallon refugium. They worked OK but growth was slower than I liked so I upgraded to the floodlight fixture from HD in avi's link. They do sell them at Home Depot for $39.99. Under this light my chaeto took off and grew much faster. IME every time I add IRON my chaeto gets a darker green and grows faster.
Avi
Premium Member
If you go to that webpage:
http://www.lightsofamerica.com/floods.htm
and you click on Specifications (at the lower right-hand corner of the page), you'll see that there are four model numbers and three of them use the 6500K bulb...they are:
9027, 9265 and 9266 .
I also tried the spiral lights recommended at the Melev site. I had to give up on them though because I got no Chaeto growth with them at all. It may have been that the bulb was too high. But, I mounted the the flood that's in the Lights of America site to an electical box that I mounted under the tank-stand and that, along with the light's mounting bracket got it down lower and closer to the Chaeto...in any event...the growth took off and I have to harvest all the time now.
Snowboarder2757
New member
I am using a 40watt A19 plant light in a clamp based lamp that I attached to the back of the stand. Works great
reverendmaynard
New member
I also use the LOA light. Works wonders for my macro!
Agu
Premium Member
I've tried most of the bulbs mentioned but I'm now using the Coralife screw in PC.
http://www.aquariumguys.com/minicompact3.html
But, my rugium turned into a mantis tank with corals so the whiter light is preferred :lol:
http://www.aquariumguys.com/minicompact3.html
But, my rugium turned into a mantis tank with corals so the whiter light is preferred :lol:
