Refugium Lighting
 

Just wondering what everyone is using for a Fuge light.

J

Picked up a clamp light from Home Depot and running a 5500 cfl flood lamp cost me like 10 bucks on sale.

I have the exact same set up.

i have this :mrgreen:

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d9...psc5498212.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d9...psadfb198e.jpg

70 watt led

only had it on since Saturday and i swear i am noticing huge changes already(might all be in my head). Switched out from a 42watt cfl @ 6500k which was not allowing macros to grow and giving my slow cheato/mangrove growth.

it will need some time before i can say anything for sure but the red macro went from little pieces laying on the sand to standing up looking better between saturday and mon.

I'm trying to justify in my head getting this

http://www.reefbreeders.com/fuge-lite_leds.html

When I know I just need a$10 clamp light from HD

It's a nice light. I noticed in the text on that page that they condemn CFL because apparently the bulbs need replacement every 3 months. Does anyone follow this guideline? Mine is about 4 months old and I have not even considered replacing it yet, it seems to work just fine and the algae grows well.

Is the cfl clamp light from Home Depot still on sale?

i think cfl is fine more watts is obviously better(for the most part). My fuge is way better since adding led but it is 70watts of led and if i were to add 125+watts of cfl instead, i bet i would be doing just as good(the water might also boil and i don't think that a cfl that big would fit above my fuge).

But for the most part bigger = better and for cfl 6500k seems best and if you are going led the spectrum does matter just make sure u are mostly red with a bit of blue/white and or orange. I don't know if the violet i have in there helps but i know it doesn't hurt and there are one in my unit so it won't be a big player either way.

Home Depot also has cfl led style lights that work great and don't need to be replaced and at 18 bucks a light it's way cheaper.

This is what I use but the 12" version of it.
http://www.jlaquatics.com/product/vt...4+Inch%29.html