Any LED for refugium?

Looking to grow chaeto in my sump with a 2' LED strip light that I found. Will the chaeto grow? or do I need a special grow light or CFL.

I beleive this is the light. https://www.1000bulbs.com/product/1...0QZkQmxz_qHSXi3r48_w6YAR7NZ02jLQaAlr4EALw_wcB
It'll probably grow some, but not nearly to where you want it, I think... That's basically office fluorescent lighting, just in LED form. It doesn't have the proper color spectrum for photosynthesis. Plants grow best when they can absorb red, indigo, and ultraviolet light; my advice would be a Kessil H80 Tuna Flora, it's great light, and isn't terribly expensive. But you could also get away with any LED grow bulb that Home Depot sells now.
 

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