Refugium lights?

[Smoothtriqueter]

Just wondering what a good amount of light to have in youre fuge is? I have a small alluminum clamp light that says can handel 75w, any bulb suggestions. I gota get my macro growing!

[extreme_tooth_decay]

Just wondering what a good amount of light to have in youre fuge is? I have a small alluminum clamp light that says can handel 75w, any bulb suggestions. I gota get my macro growing!

 

 

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tim

[Smoothtriqueter]

Thanks that helps a lot! I always try looking first but sometimes its just easier to ask!

[Smoothtriqueter]

anyone know if there is a huge difference if I am using a reflector between the coiled bulbs or the flood florescence? before I go to HD real soon!

 

[extreme_tooth_decay]

anyone know if there is a huge difference if I am using a reflector between the coiled bulbs or the flood florescence? before I go to HD real soon!

 

 

The flood bulb has the coiled bulb inside it (you can see it when you look at the bulb). I like the flood better since it has a built in reflector (so I don't use the big aluminum reflector).

Edited September 15, 2008 by extreme_tooth_decay

[Smoothtriqueter]

just wondering incase I don't find o they don't have the flood one here. I have a small aluminum reflector already so no biggy. Thanks for all the help ETD! off the HD

[jason the filter freak]

they're great bulbs the flood lamp ones just make sure you keep you receipt I have them good bad in a month instead of the normal year or so occasionally. I use two of them side by side over a 30 gallon or so sump

[Smoothtriqueter]

so just as an FYI for anyone else who needs the info....I ended up buying the non-flood because the lumens output was higher by 30 and the lifetime was longer. I also do not have that big of a fuge. ohh and cost less too 3.50 instead of 7.50

Edited September 15, 2008 by Smoothtriqueter

[bshriver]

I bought 30W (actual not equivalent) 5K ones from bulb0rama.com. I didn't find the ones listed in the thread at home depot, but I will look for them since they are 6.5K kelvin.

 

This link has another source

http://www.melevsreef.com/fuge_bulb.html