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Old 11-20-2013, 04:49 PM
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need some suggestion, what lighting should I use for cheato? currently using a nano pc light but my cheato doesn't seems to be growing at all and I have the light on from 9 pm to 8 am.
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Old 01-12-2014, 11:38 PM
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I'm using a red flood light and simple aluminum clamp light...

my chaeto grows great.
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Old 01-13-2014, 12:37 AM
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Something around a 6500k plant light. Even a screw in pc lamp will grow cheato.
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Old 01-13-2014, 01:17 AM
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Have a look on melevs reef website. He did a test as to which bulb works best. I believe it was a 5700k par 38 flood. Its what I use and I'm forever emptying my fuge of chaeto

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Old 01-13-2014, 01:29 AM
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60watt spuiral bulb from hardware store, grows my chaeto like crazy
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