Refugium Light Ideas

[mfinn]

This is the best light I've used.
Found it at Lowes.

 

[Adkins]

I use this bad chicken. 150w hydroponic UFO LED. I think it was like $38. Macro grows extremely fast and dense.

 

[mdlc805]

I use a clip on light fixture and a home depo led light bulb for like 8 bucks

 

[USMC 4 LIFE]

I've been using one of these for the past year and it has been great for me:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Cree-100...ght-Bulb-BA21-16050OMF-12DE26-1U100/205054836

I have it in a PVC lamp clamp over the fuge and I have to trim back the growth bi-weekly. I run it 24/7.

Mine does a great job. $15 total from Home Depot.

 

[david p.]

https://www.reefsupplies.ca/online-store/Evergrow-Nova-S2-90W-LED-Refugium-Light.html

it's a beast!! a bit noisy, but i run during night, so i really dont care.

 

[bif24701]

I have been thinking of upgrading my fuge light for a long while and doing a lot of research. A few weeks ago I was at lowes and spotted an LED flood bulb, daylight spectrum (5000k), 14 watts . Put it in a 10$ shop light.

The Cheato is growing so fast that I am unable to justify any change. I have never seen it grow so well! My nutrients where already low, undetectable. So this light is all I'll ever need IMHO.

 

[bif24701]

This was just taken! Was about 20% of this much only 5-6 days ago. Two more days and there literally won't be room for further growth. Got it on clearance so paid less than $20.

This seems to be the exact bulb. SYLVANIA 90W Equivalent - LED Light bulb - PAR38 Lamp - 1 Pack - Daylight - Wet Rated & Energy Star qualified ULTRA Line - E26 Medium Base - 14W - 5000K https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AASTONU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_3-P1xb2QYGWPZ

 

[ZJedi945]

do you mind me asking what you paid for it?

Sorry it took awhile to get back to you. It was $110 on amazon.

 

[pelphrey]

I'm using the jbj nano Glo on my all in one tank. On my old cube I used a Home Depot led and it grew a lot better with the bulb.

 

[Bob Escher]

Grows chaeto very quickly and it's been on for 2 months straight now without issues.

Grows chaeto very quickly and it's been on for 2 months straight now without issues.

I use the very same one and love it

 

[radiata]

I just ordered one of these for the latest incarnation of my chaeto refugium...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/262384261150?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

If it works out OK I'll be adding a second one. (My refugium is in a 120G tank.)

 

[Elementalj]

thanks. thinking about a led bulb. wanted to see about the plant grow lights.

Ice been running the Kessil H150 purple and I have to prune the crap out of chaetomorpha every week.

 

[Reefing4eva]

I been using a 54 watt par 38 bulb (blue and white)I also supplement with seachem flourish nitrogen which not only boost my nitrates cause my tank always suffers from low nitrates but this stuff is awesome for growing macro algae

 

[BearLee]

I bought this one and am putting it in tomorrow during my weekly maintenance. Should be perfect. I'll post photos after and update as time goes on.

Aptoyu LED Plant Grow Light 7W Desk Grow Lamp with Spring Clamp and Gooseneck Arm for Indoor Plant https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ID6A1MO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_ko21xbXRQ3D1Y

 

[Bernard]

Depending on room and budget. My first one I had tight space so I used a clamp lamp fixture but took the dome off with a par 30 led light from lowes. Like a $25 bulb. Had dragons breath in my fuge. Bought it about the size of a baseball. 6 months later it was about the size of 2 cabbage balls. I do tend to over feed my tank too.

Currently I have much more room and use a fluval full spectrum light. Looks good and growth is decent. Started with a frag (yes a little frag) of dragons breath and it is now about 3 golf ball size pieces. About a month into it.

 

[john.m.cole3]

To clarify, that bulb is over my macro fuge... I also have a display fuge connected to my reef system that uses an LED panel, so it depends on what kind of fuge we're talking about. For a macro fuge, that Cree LED bulb has been great for me.

I'm setting up a46 gallon display fuge right now. What would you recommend for that?

 

[john.m.cole3]

I use this bad chicken. 150w hydroponic UFO LED. I think it was like $38. Macro grows extremely fast and dense.
That's dank

 

[Macro1]

Welp.... a Kessil H150 Magenta is on its way to me.... This post and today pushed me over the edge.

Ditto. I've been running one on my system and its been great.

Seriously, you won't regret it. I grow sinking from my 18x18 refugium my cheato is thick and I have to remove some each week.

 

[Macro1]

Here's the Kessil H150 been running for two months now.

 

[Elementalj]

Ditto. I've been running one on my system and its been great.

Seriously, you won't regret it. I grow sinking from my 18x18 refugium my cheato is thick and I have to remove some each week.

Meeeee toooooo