What do you use to light your Fuge ?

[SirLight1337]

Im just wondering what people use to light their fuge.

Cheap little fixture from home depot ? a flood light ? old PC's ?


Do you also keep the fuge lit 24/7 ?

Thanks for any input.

 

[SteveOhh]

I use a compact flor 75 watt bulb 6500k that I found at Home Depot for about $10. For a reflector I bought the clamp-on type w/ a medium socket........Total of about $17

My fuge lights run opposite the tank lights. Helps keep the PH more stable..............

Steve

 

[gcarroll]

150 watt MH

 

[MG21]

130 watt power compact 6500k.

 

[tptp279]

24 watt pc

 

[JenDub]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7612190#post7612190 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by gcarroll
150 watt MH

Greg- you have a xenia factory down there

I like the Melev compact flourescent light. You have to special order the bulb from the place linked on his website; combined with the spring-clip socket it works like a charm =)

melevsreef.com has a link to the spot....

 

[Yinger]

Hey Greg, do you have a pic of your fuge? I'm curious to see it with all the xenias down there.

 

[rppvt]

I have a 65 watt daylight on the same timer as the moonlight LEDs it seeps out the edges of the stand (so far), but i also seem to be growing some new plate corals in my sand bed down there! Loose polyps from an earlier disaster ended up lodged in the sump... and growing.

 

[rppvt]

sorry double post...but that is indeed an old PC fixture

 

[818]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7612190#post7612190 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by gcarroll
150 watt MH

WHAT!!??

You growing macrosps down there?

 

[rscott76]

walmart 25watt spiral 6500K bulb in a alum clip on fixture. total cost was $8

 

[Charles99]

Lights of America- flood light fixture. Reverse lighting cycle.

Find it @ Walmart or HD.

 

[ScotchMaster]

Lights of America Walmart flood light works awesome....BTW: I run it 24/7

 

[snslarison]

Heres what I use. I swaped out the 50/50 lamp for a 6700K.

http://www.esuweb.com/cardfile.asp?ItemNumber=53000&IDProductRelationship=35

 

[orlenz]

I use the 65W 6500 Bulb from the LOA fixture and overdrive it with a WH ballast and use a remote reflector over the fuge.. I run it 24/7 and get good Chaeto growth.

 

[glaudds]

I used to use the 65 watt LOA fixture and got fair chaeto growth ....switched to a 23 watt Costco compact flourescent reflector bulb and my chaeto growth has took off.

 

[noschmo]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7615444#post7615444 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by glaudds
I used to use the 65 watt LOA fixture and got fair chaeto growth ....switched to a 23 watt Costco compact flourescent reflector bulb and my chaeto growth has took off.

You mean that the growth has taken off, not took off? Must be a UCLA graduate. LOL Go Trojans

 

[slavearm]

I use 2x24W 6500K GE T5Ho running on a triad ballast with tek reflectors.

I grow mad amounts of Cheato weekly.

 

[mikedege]

I use a compact flor 75 watt bulb 6500k that I found at Home Depot for about $10. For a reflector I bought the clamp-on type w/ a medium socket........Total of about $17

I run exactly the same, and my macro grow like crazy. + its cheap.

-Mike

 

[H22ATypeS]

anyone know if costco is still selling those LOA light units for 10 bucks still? I need like 10 of these.