Would these lights work well for growing phytoplankton?

[leonardomanzano]

I'm looking for something low-power/cheap but strong enough to do the job!

 

[sunken3]

yes.. I grow it very easily on a jar with these lights.

 

[Kasrift]

yes.. I grow it very easily on a jar with these lights.

Yeah, led strips is the way to go, but I guess it depends on your culture vessel.

 

[CasperOe]

I grow mine in jars on the window sill using a very powerful and cheap light called "the sun" Shame I live on the west coast of Scotland with frequent outages

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

Second the window sill....

 

[leicalux]

I use this from Amazon, very effective...

 

[djf91]

I grow my Nanno in a window in my garage and it’s never done better. I always had trouble with it under LEDs in the house but growing it in the sun seems to have made the cultures bulletproof.

 

[RC51]

Second the window sill....

Yea sunlight seems to work well

I had mine just sitting in my back yard when it was warm outside

 

[leonardomanzano]

Yea sunlight seems to work well

I had mine just sitting in my back yard when it was warm outside

How do you ensure that the photo is kept suspended? Do you run a long power cable through your yard for the air pump?

 

[RC51]

How do you ensure that the photo is kept suspended? Do you run a long power cable through your yard for the air pump?

I have plug outside. Installed one for yard work
I just had a regular old air pump in those water proofing boxes for outdoor lighting installations
Had a bunch of them so botched one together

Idk what happened but after a few months during winter it got messed up but
it worked well

 

[leonardomanzano]

yes.. I grow it very easily on a jar with these lights.

I just realized reef2reef isnt showing the links lol

www.amazon.com/dp/B09PHHSWT4?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

www.amazon.com/dp/B092R2BR2C?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details