lighting for macro
 

I am looking for ideas to light my sump to keep macro specifically cheato
The cheaper the better... :rolleyes:
Thanks

cheap clamp lamp from rona/home depot.
6700K curlyQ self ballasted bulb from same.
Total 20ish bucks

Thats what I was thinking...
Thanks
Dano

macro lighting
 

What are some other suggestions? I'm not thinking metal halide, but what else is the best lighting for macro algae.

Coralifes line of freshwater aqualights are an option.
http://esuweb.com/cardfile.asp?ItemN...lationship=254

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I have read that macro does best under 6700K lighting. Just like fresh water plants.
Alot of people put 50/50 or 10000K bulbs over their fuge because it looks nice. But the info I have read states macro grows like wild fire under 6700K

I put a new coralife PC system on my fuge, with the 50/50 bulbs, and they all started to go sexual, so I went back to the cheap $7 home depot bulb

i've got the CL 9w fixture on my fuge and 24/7 and cheato grows like mad!

Mine grows well under PC, MH & a cheap workstation hang-on light over my AC500 hob fuge.

Anthony

There is a thread about this by Melev on RC and I got the setup described in the thread.

It is actually a clip-on regular desk lamp type light (to hold a screw in bulb). For the bulb you use a spiral cf floodlamp, they sell them at HD. Better than just using a regular spiral cf bulb because the floodlamp has a built-in reflector.

I have two of these in my sump growing chaeto.

i 3rd the coralvue 2x9watt setup. i have 2 of the 6700k ones over my fuge and they work great plus they are tight little units. the melev rig is ghetto, the clip unit it's self is 15 bucks plus 10 bucks for the bulb, then you have to clean the spiral bulb weekly and its a huge pain in the ass. for 32 bucks you cant go wrong with the coralvue units.

macro lighting
 

My refugium will be 18" by 18" by 22" (about 30G). The depth of the water will be 18". Is 9W enough or will I get better growth with more Watts?

Seahorse fanatic, do I understand you right? You are using an AC500 for a fuge? If so, how did you go about creating it?

Re: macro lighting
 

you need more.

try this link, might find it very helpful for what you're thinkin', i did :biggrin: http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/show...0&pagenumber=1

Re: macro lighting
 

Do you think one bulb:

http://www.jlaquatics.com/phpstore/s...ID=pc-alf24065

Or 2:

http://www.jlaquatics.com/phpstore/s...ID=pc-alf24130

how can you tell the K rating of the bulb? Is it just a standard curly bulb?

Thanks
Dan

look for a "daylight" bulb. typically has a higher kelvin rating than the "soft light" other than that... sometimes you may find it on the packaging but it can be more difficult to find that info.

ps i found two phyllips daylight bulbs at HD for about 10 bucks for both.

they are only 5100k, you really need something more like 6700k.

true dat! if anyone can find the screw in CF bulbs closer to 6700k i would also be very interested in knowing where they're at!!