Refugium lighting

[Jmcdaniel0]

I am redoing my sump tank, and I am going to add a refugium to it.

I have one of those clamp lights from home depo, and I was thinking about picking this bulb up to light it.

Full Spectrum E27 Fixture 7 LED Aquarium Coral Reef Light Fresh Saltwater PAR30 | eBay

I plan on using a sand bottom, with a few shaving brushes, chaeto, and fern caulerpa. Will this be plenty of light?

 

[tonymission]

Do you know what color temp that light puts out? I find the standard 5k-6.5k LeD par bulbs from HD will do the trick. You really don't want any blue spectrum (closer to 20k) at all

 

[Jmcdaniel0]

Oh, really?

So something more like this?

Cree, 75W Equivalent Daylight (5000K) A19 Dimmable LED Light Bulb, BA19-11050OMF-12DE26-1U100 at The Home Depot - Tablet

 

[rainydave]

This is what I use. My chaeto grows like a weed.

 

[NanaReefer]

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[tonymission]

This is what I use. My chaeto grows like a weed.

Same and same.

 

[Jmcdaniel0]

Ah I'm bout to order the 165e from Rick, so I'll add that on as I order those.

 

[mfinn]

This is what I use. My chaeto grows like a weed.

That's the one I use too.
It has really improved the chaeto growth in my refugium.

 

[rainydave]

That's the one I use too.
It has really improved the chaeto growth in my refugium.

Yep. You're the one who recommended it to me.

 

[NanaReefer]

Yep. You're the one who recommended it to me.

It did the exact opposite for my fuge. I think it may have been to much light.

 

[matheson]

Do you know what color temp that light puts out? I find the standard 5k-6.5k LeD par bulbs from HD will do the trick. You really don't want any blue spectrum (closer to 20k) at all

why no blue? no useable value?

 

[Vpham]

Rainydave, where do u find it at? I need to get one ...

 

[mfinn]

The Utilitech led bulbs can be found at Lowes.

 

[Vpham]

thank you.