Refugium light shining on glass heater?

[fishski13]

So I am going to be setting up my refugium chamber soon in my sump. In this chamber I have my two eheim glass heater laid across the bottom. I was wondering once I have the refugium set up and the light will be on during the night period, will this light (most likely one of the kessils) have any affect on the heaters? Heater are going to be controlled via the inkbird controller. I just want to make sure no over heating, exploding, or anything else will happen to the heater during the time the refugium light shine straight at them. Thanks in advance.

 

[wculver]

So I am going to be setting up my refugium chamber soon in my sump. In this chamber I have my two eheim glass heater laid across the bottom. I was wondering once I have the refugium set up and the light will be on during the night period, will this light (most likely one of the kessils) have any affect on the heaters? Heater are going to be controlled via the inkbird controller. I just want to make sure no over heating, exploding, or anything else will happen to the heater during the time the refugium light shine straight at them. Thanks in advance.

The placement of the heaters will be okay below the light. Actually there will not be any meaningful heat that would even reach the heater.

That said, I noticed you mentioned Kessils for the refugium. I have Kessils in the DT but for the fuge I prefer to spend money where it matters. I would suggest considering a lower cost option such as the CF Grow light off Amazon which is 30 dollars and has worked very well for me.

 

[fishski13]

The placement of the heaters will be okay below the light. Actually there will not be any meaningful heat that would even reach the heater.

That said, I noticed you mentioned Kessils for the refugium. I have Kessils in the DT but for the fuge I prefer to spend money where it matters. I would suggest considering a lower cost option such as the CF Grow light off Amazon which is 30 dollars and has worked very well for me.

After watching the bulkreefsupply video on lights for refugium, a stronger light like the kessils help with growth and removing nitrates/phosphates and this is what I need for a large bioload. Plus the kessil are controllable so I can never forget to turn them on/off over night.

 

[wculver]

After watching the bulkreefsupply video on lights for refugium, a stronger light like the kessils help with growth and removing nitrates/phosphates and this is what I need for a large bioload. Plus the kessil are controllable so I can never forget to turn them on/off over night.

My point here is that a 150 Watt led light and a simple timer for a total of under $50 is a great fit for a refugium. If money doesn't matter the kessils are great so go for it.