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Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / April 2005REFUGIUM QUESTIONS
Hello All, I just set up a refugium ( 18") on my 75 gallon FO tank. I have other filtration also. I bought a handful of Cheato and placed in about 1" of my existing sand from the tank. I imported some amphipods living in my Emperor 400 filter. My question is this: I bought a 19 watt 6500K flourescent screw base lamp( equivalent of a 75 watt lamp) and put it in a clamp on holder to focus on the refugium. Is the K and wattage of the lamp sufficient or too much? Should it be on 24/7? It's only about a 3 gallon refugium. 18"x4"x 12".? RHJ > Hello All, > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Should it be on 24/7? It's only about a 3 gallon refugium. 18"x4"x > 12".? That light should be fine. My 20 gallon sump used to have a PC strip light, but it was required elsewhere. I now have a compact flourescent bulb (the kind you might have in your living room lamp) and all is well. As an aside, I have never been able to get chaeto to grow in my tanks, though I don't think it's the light, it wouldn't grow under the PC either. If you have luck, let me know. billy > Hello All, > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > RHJ Check this link out: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=313318&highlight=refugi um+light I believe this is the bulb you are using. If not this is still a good thread for information. Thanks everyone, I'll try the new lamp at HD. I thought the 6100k rating would be better than 5100k. BTW I just bought the 6100k flourescent lamp like your old one, Chris. I use it somewhere in the house.  SignatureRussell Jankowski amservice@sbcglobal.net A.M. SERVICE 440-333-4923 >> Hello All, >> [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > I believe this is the bulb you are using. If not this is still a good > thread for information. Plants, such as algae, do better in the lower (red) end of the spectrum. That's why you could use a standard incadescent bulb. 5100K is good but it'd be sweet to see them make a 2700 or 3100K bulb of the same wattage/intensity. SignatureMark -- I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates who once said, "I drank what?". > Thanks everyone, I'll try the new lamp at HD. I thought the 6100k rating > would be better than 5100k. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >> I believe this is the bulb you are using. If not this is still a good >> thread for information. I haven't seen it with that kind of bulb, but I was at HD this week looking at the lights (isn't that what everyone does when they have some time to kill?) Well I looked at the florescent bulb labeled as for plant use... it listed the temp at 2700K. It really isn't so hard to hook a fluorescent bulb if you want a cooler bulb color. Just a thought. Tre' Landrum > Plants, such as algae, do better in the lower (red) end of the spectrum. > That's why you could use a standard incadescent bulb. 5100K is good but [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] >>> I believe this is the bulb you are using. If not this is still a good >>> thread for information. Thank's I'll look for that. I've done DIY lighting since I started reef keeping. Currently I'm using a Lights of America spot light, also from Home Depot, for 4 years. I think it's 5100K. My algae never flourished as much as I would've liked. BTW I don't think HD stocks it any more. SignatureMark -- "I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates who once said, "I drank what?". " Val Kilmer in Real Genius. |
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