Lighting for your Refugium

Areeflover · Nov 4, 2018

I'd like to see how people light there refugiums with Chaeto and other Macro algae and the effects of each

Wildcats1023 · Nov 4, 2018

Areeflover said:
I'd like to see how people light there refugiums with Chaeto and other Macro algae and the effects of each

I switched my light from a cheap Amazon ufo led grow light to a Kessil H80 about a month ago. I could only grow calurpa with the ufo light and it grew slowly. Now with the Kessel I have chaeto and calurpas growing much faster than before. Chaeto would be white in a week with my old light.

Areeflover · Nov 4, 2018

I'd definitely like to do that but I'm removing my protein skimmer and extending my refugium of my 30 gal sump to about 3/4's of the sump so one wont cut it

catfishblues · Nov 4, 2018

I use two par 38 led bulbs for growing plants that I got on Amazon. My chaeto and other things I've collected all pearl (grow so fast that oxygen bubbles form) and grow like crazy. When I put these on my hair algae vanished in days.

PerplexyHexy · Nov 4, 2018

This badboy works really well... im currently using it to grow dragons breathe, chaeto, and grape caluerpa... Growth rate is insane and the price is really reasonable as well... actual unit dimensions are 15”x9 1/2” nice size for a bigger refugium

Crabs McJones · Nov 4, 2018

Kessil H380

catfishblues · Nov 4, 2018

PerplexyHexy said:
This badboy works really well... im currently using it to grow dragons breathe, chaeto, and grape caluerpa... Growth rate is insane and the price is really reasonable as well... actual unit dimensions are 15”x9 1/2” nice size for a bigger refugium

Dang this is a cool looking light!

CindyKz · Nov 4, 2018

I use this. My cheato and caluerpa grow well. I rarely see hair algae in my DT.

https://www.amazon.com/TaoTronics-l..._rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=2CNNE2164DR2DSDBGB56

Areeflover · Nov 4, 2018

Im probably going to HD or Lowes and see What they have

Oscaror · Nov 4, 2018

Was jsut watching this BRS video, really informative

PerplexyHexy · Nov 4, 2018

catfishblues said:
Dang this is a cool looking light!

Its really nice... im getting another one for my frag setup where Im gonna have a 40 gallon refugium... for $100 its amazing... I have boatloads of macros growing for when the frag setup is ready... It really is for the most part waterproof as well... It is built very well and the power cables are extremely hevy duty and durable... comes with hanging kit as well

mch1984 · Nov 4, 2018

geversole01 said:
I switched my light from a cheap Amazon ufo led grow light to a Kessil H80 about a month ago. I could only grow calurpa with the ufo light and it grew slowly. Now with the Kessel I have chaeto and calurpas growing much faster than before. Chaeto would be white in a week with my old light.

It always amazes me how people can have completely different experience with lights. I use a 150 UFO and it does great. I grow chaeto fast and have to thin it out often, sorry you have had a bad experience with it.

cracker · Nov 4, 2018

I have one of these & very pleased with i. great coverage good light penetration . I just ordered another .
http://www.reefsupplies.ca/online-store/Evergrow-Nova-S2-90W-LED-Refugium-Light.html

TheWalkman99 · Nov 4, 2018

I use the Inovative marine cheatomax light on my AIO and I’m getting great growth out of my cheato

Wildcats1023 · Nov 5, 2018

mch1984 said:
It always amazes me how people can have completely different experience with lights. I use a 150 UFO and it does great. I grow chaeto fast and have to thin it out often, sorry you have had a bad experience with it.

I have never really been able to grow chaeto until now. Maybe low nutrients in my tank but now it's growing. Not extremely fast but growing.

SashimiTurtle · Nov 5, 2018

Kessil H80, chaeto grows like crazy. This was before I harvested last time. Super dense.

timrocks311 · Nov 5, 2018

geversole01 said:
I switched my light from a cheap Amazon ufo led grow light to a Kessil H80 about a month ago. I could only grow calurpa with the ufo light and it grew slowly. Now with the Kessel I have chaeto and calurpas growing much faster than before. Chaeto would be white in a week with my old light.

I use a cheap LED grow light from Amazon. My Chaeto does turn white if I don't tumble it every couple of days. I always thought this was from too much light or too strong of light, but is it actually from insufficient light? I thought it would be worse to go with something more powerful, but am I wrong? Should i get something more powerful?

fish farmer · Nov 5, 2018

I started growing chaeto in my 20 gal sump just over a month ago. I'm lighting a small section with an LED grown bulb from Home Depot in a cheap shop light fixture. The bulb is a Feit Electric plant grow light 9 watts, model A19/GROW/LEDG2. K temp is 3300. It has peak wavelengths at 630 nm and 448 nm. I started with maybe a cup of chaeto and it has filled the area I have it in. I pulled about a cup out of it yesterday and I still have two or three cups left. I flip it every few days. I have high phos and nitrates and they both have started dropping since the addition.

Areeflover · Nov 5, 2018

fish farmer said:
I started growing chaeto in my 20 gal sump just over a month ago. I'm lighting a small section with an LED grown bulb from Home Depot in a cheap shop light fixture. The bulb is a Feit Electric plant grow light 9 watts, model A19/GROW/LEDG2. K temp is 3300. It has peak wavelengths at 630 nm and 448 nm. I started with maybe a cup of chaeto and it has filled the area I have it in. I pulled about a cup out of it yesterday and I still have two or three cups left. I flip it every few days. I have high phos and nitrates and they both have started dropping since the addition.

I actually went today and got 2 6500k bulbs and fixture