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cwickham
07-31-2008, 01:03 AM
Hey everyone... just wondering wat lighting would be good for my fuge... its pretty small, 8inch by 12 by 12...

thanks
craig

mark
07-31-2008, 01:18 AM
check the link in this thread (http://216.187.96.54/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=43515)

a4twenty
07-31-2008, 02:00 AM
i use a 17W Philips compact fluorescent daylight bulb from HD, i get great macro growth and they make a smaller version too.

scumchug
07-31-2008, 03:13 AM
I just switched to one of these. Only had it on there a month or so. Seems to be doing well. I have never had algae so thick and green. Even with a 150 MH over the sump.

http://www.ledwholesalers.com/store/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=263

sphelps
07-31-2008, 03:40 AM
I'm using a Grow Light LED Panel (http://www.ledwholesalers.com/store/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=263). It's 12" x 12" x 1" and only uses 14W. It's suppose to be equivalent to a 250W halide for growing as it only provides the blue and red spectrum that plants use.

I didn't think it would work well but I tried it and it work really well, my macro is growing better than ever before. And it only costs $50! Combine that with it's low heat generation, low power consumption and 15 year life and it's hard to beat.

Haha that guy just beat me to it!

JDigital
07-31-2008, 03:57 AM
that looks like quite the little unit.. i may have to invest in one of those..

mark
07-31-2008, 04:39 AM
for the LED panel, is your fuge about the colour of the picture in the link?

scumchug
07-31-2008, 07:39 AM
Not really. More like Mega HO actinics. Things glow and grow.