Lighting for chaeto

Hogdaddy · Feb 22, 2019

I have a HOB refugium that came with white LED lights. I have a chunk of chaeto in the HOB. Would grow lights like the ones in the below link be good for it...or would they promote algae?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/5pcs-SMD50...dPJeQ5M8vvb3fkp1dA:rk:2:pf:0&var=423047719866

Crabs McJones · Feb 22, 2019

That would work great

I don't see anything about water resistance though, so just make sure it can't and doesn't get wet

jda · Feb 22, 2019

I have had massive amounts of chaeto and macro growth with the cheapest lights. Go for it.

Hogdaddy · Feb 22, 2019

Crabs Mcjones said:
That would work great I don't see anything about water resistance though, so just make sure it can't and doesn't get wet

Thanks.

hotdrop · Feb 22, 2019

Crabs Mcjones said:
That would work great I don't see anything about water resistance though, so just make sure it can't and doesn't get wet

Does anyone actually make a water resistant light? I think if you dunked a AI prime fuge it would be toast.

Crabs McJones · Feb 23, 2019

hotdrop said:
Does anyone actually make a water resistant light? I think if you dunked a AI prime fuge it would be toast.

Some of the strip lights are listed as water resistant. https://www.amazon.com/OxyLED-Water...23?_encoding=UTF8&refRID=TFKZY98A1Z9NJ2NZX9D6

Hermie · Feb 25, 2019

I'm lighting mine with a 16watt 3000K "38PAR" LED (no it's not 38 "PAR"). It seems to have almost doubled in under a week... I am not quite sure... I want to get a new bulb though because I think it was grown with something else. I should ask the person I got it from.