Fuge lights

[Joe Fish]

I was wondering what all of you use for a refugium light. Where you got it, kelvin rating, and what kind of growth you get with it.

I've been using a 5000k CF bulb for a while now, but I haven't been getting much success. Just had a patch of cheato die. I just switched to a 2700k bulb as this is the kelvin melvesreef used on his fuge. Then switched to a 5100k bulb. I'm sure many of you out there don't use a fixture made for a fuge so i'd like to know what you all use.

 

[Lotus]

What kind of wattage are you using on what size of tank?

Something in the 6700K to 10,000K range should work, but you may need more wattage.

I have only 18 watts of 6700K on my current fixture (the other one died), but it seems to work OK.

 

[Cichlid-Man]

I'll probably end up throwing my 96w CF fixture over my fuge until i can rig up a shop light or something similar from lowes.

 

[Joe Fish]

Right now I'm using a spring clip on fixture with a 23/90w CF bulb with a kelvin rating of 2700. It's on a 15g fuge. I'm wondering if that color will grow macro well enough.

 

[Joe Fish]

Well I found my old fixture that held a black light back in college. I put a 18w 8000k bulb in it so that should help. I have a total of 108 watts on the fuge. Hopefully that'll help.

 

[TRe]

i use my old 65w pc over my fuge, its actually 2 x 65w but i only use the one since the other is an actinic... i get pretty good growth with it so i have no plans to switch it

 

[Joe Fish]

i don't have any plans to buy a pc fixture for my fuge so I'll see what happens with the 2 lights I have on it now. I am looking to get one for my 10g though...

 

[TRe]

yea im just using it cause i had it layin around... otherwise id go with the one from melves site