recommendation needed

[coralcruze]

I need a new light on omy fuge. been running stunner strips x 5 and was running good. but they have been dieing one at a time. would prefer to stick to LED's and want something under $100 any suggestions? I'm growing mainly chaeto. TY

 

[HefeWeizen]

I use a clamp light with a Philips LED PAR30 bulb. 13 watts I believe.

 

[Mano29]

I use a clamp on light my self from home Depot wit low Kevin bulbs

 

[Kworker]

Another alternative is if you can mount track lighting somewhere above the fuge. Not sure how you have it set up.. I used track lighting over planted tanks with great success. Just screw in whatever bulbs you want.

Clip on lights are probably the best bet though, as others suggested.

 

[reefer4eva]

I'm also using a clamp light but I removed the clamp and domed part of it due to lack of room.I'm using a 54 watt par38 and it does the job and then some..funny part is even with the light off it still gives off some blue light which is growing coraline algae in my refugium like crazy!!I think I paid $30 on ebay for the light..well worth every penny

 

[coralcruze]

thanks everyone for all of your suggestions. I ended up getting seriouse about growing chaeto and purchased a light from Canada. It claims it activates chloraphil A in plants for best and fastest growth. we shall see if what they claim is as good in real life.

 

[Loose tenticle]

over priced "refugium lights" are over rated, I went to the dollar store picked up a clamp on lamp put in a 65 watt equivalent LED bulb and called it a day. My caulerpa was near dead before hand and now is grow fast.

 

[Clink51]

thanks everyone for all of your suggestions. I ended up getting seriouse about growing chaeto and purchased a light from Canada. It claims it activates chloraphil A in plants for best and fastest growth. we shall see if what they claim is as good in real life.

what light is it?

 

[coralcruze]

over priced "refugium lights" are over rated, I went to the dollar store picked up a clamp on lamp put in a 65 watt equivalent LED bulb and called it a day. My caulerpa was near dead before hand and now is grow fast.

its not a refugium light... its a grow light. big differance. can you grow under regular light? sure... at the same rate...? nope. I have a high demand tank.

 

[HefeWeizen]

$12 bulb and $6 clamp light. Works awesome. And I am skimmerless on my 125 gallon.

 

[coralcruze]

$12 bulb and $6 clamp light. Works awesome. And I am skimmerless on my 125 gallon.

I'm glad it works for you, I'm not seeing what you have in your 125 gal DT. so I cant comment on that.

The laws of nature are the same for you as they are for me. I am not disputing that you can not grow algae under a light like yours. However, the spectrum and intensity of light has everything to do with the speed and health of growth. your picture clearly shows some dark areas and cant imagine good speed or health from the eges of your refugium.

I do have a question... what exactly are you growing in your sump? lol.

 

[coralcruze]

so its only the second full night with the new light and already i see a huge cange in the chaeto. Its amazing how quick its growing under the new light. at this rate i will be throwing cheato out every 4 days... OMG

 

[ezaudio2]

Where'd you get it?

 

[HefeWeizen]

Tank as of today.

 

[coralcruze]

Tank as of today.

ok that sais alot.. mostly softies/LPS and almost no SPS. My tank is predomenantly SPS and kept sterile. also your tank is no where near full capacity. having said that, nice system man.

 

[HefeWeizen]

I have 9 fish, with only 2 being small (blue chromis). My water parameters would support SPS, including much harder ones than the easy monti caps I have.

I've actually steered away from SPS and have gone softie because I like the swaying polyps better. The sticks got boring.

This was the tank a few years back.

 

[coralcruze]

thats still looks like a much lower demand tank than mine. having said that every tank is differant. however again the laws of nature govern us both the same. it just does and its all about the speed that you grow it at. that equates to the uptake speed. so I can dump more food more often ect.

My chaeto just reached the top water line today. three days in. incredible growth.

 

[ReefDiver]

so what light did you buy? (and the corals I bought from you last week are doing great. thanks!)

 

[coralcruze]

so what light did you buy? (and the corals I bought from you last week are doing great. thanks!)

glad to hear the corals are all doing well. next time you come I'll have a bunch of chaeto for you

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2015-New-fu...342728?hash=item43e1936788:g:IkcAAOSwl9BWG2FQ

 

[DSNYshellback]

Great looking tank Hefe!! You really not running a skimmer on that?

And glad you got your light problem fixed Coral. I had a space problem too. I was using the clamp light with a Cree LED from Home Depot. Can't tell you how many times I broke one trying to move something around.