LED lit refuge

_Alex_ · Oct 29, 2012

may be wrong forum, sorry'

but is anyone lighting there refuges with LED's? what LED's are you usign and is it working? i just put in a new sump and have a nice size refuge area and wanted to look into using LED's for macro but havnt seen a ton on it anywhere so looking for some first hand experience!

thanks

alex

Fishinizer · Oct 29, 2012

They have a led light I once had that connects to your fuge like a magnet like the one that cleans the glass and works prity well I'll get a link or the name

Fishinizer · Oct 29, 2012

it's called a jbj nano glow or you can use almost any boulb even off eBay all it is is for macro.

MarineDepot · Nov 1, 2012

Hello _Alex_,

We've had a lot of customers who have been using LED's to light their fuge. If you can find something in the 6500k color range, it would be ideal, but many have used the 10,000k with no negative effect. The most popular LED lights for refugiums right now are the Innovative Marine Skkye Light Utility LED, the Innovative Marine Skkye Light Single Strip LED Fixture, and the JBJ Nano-Glo 4-LED Refugium Light. I hope this helps.

Chris R.

jedimasterben · Nov 1, 2012

I've got a driver on order for my new DIY fuge light, which will consist of six Cree XM-L T6 in neutral white ran at 2.3A, so about 800 lumens apiece. Should grow macros much better than the 23w 700 lumen CFL I've got on it now.

FishBeard · Nov 1, 2012

I've got the 15w 5000k par38 I bought at Home Depot, works AMAZING over my fuge, the chaeto grows a nice lime green color and I trim it once a week or two. I think I paid $36 and it was a direct replacement for the cfl flood I was using before. 3 year warranty as well, and comes in a nice clean white coated finish.

_Alex_ · Nov 1, 2012

thanks everyone! i was thinking of trying to build one or looking at LEDtric's refuge par 38 lights...

FishBeard said:
I've got the 15w 5000k par38 I bought at Home Depot, works AMAZING over my fuge, the chaeto grows a nice lime green color and I trim it once a week or two. I think I paid $36 and it was a direct replacement for the cfl flood I was using before. 3 year warranty as well, and comes in a nice clean white coated finish.

sweet do you have the item number by chance??