LF small light for refuge

[ElGuappo]

looking for a small light less than 12 inches for a refuge. i dont care what brand or type of light it just must be in working order and be smaller than a foot.

[mark]

I'm using a 23W spiral CF and you might be lucky to get one at HD etc. Got mine mounted somewhat fixed but they'll fit in a clipon type lamp.

Grows my Chaeto from a cantaloupe to a basketball in about 2 weeks.

Similiar to:

[whatcaneyedo]

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

Just use a clip lamp and a CF Daylight bulb from a hardware store. It will cost you $20 max.

[ElGuappo]

thanks for the replys i guess im off the depet and tire to take a look tommorrow. i see i wnat via mevs reef a bulb with a higher k. kelvin??? is there anything else i should look for or will any PC type bulbs work. i have some in an old 10g canopy that were insanlly bright for my 10 and just wondering if these would be fine. they are 110 v 15 w 6500 k. i assume these would be fine but you now what they say of assumtions.

[mark]

Got the 5000K (which took a bit of looking in Edm) and at first just set it aside as was still hoping for the 6500K. When finally figured the only way was to special order in the higher temp, just used the 5000k.

The 5000K grows better then a old 28W Quad PC 6500K I was using before (then again had that bulb for 2yrs+ and assembly was bought used).

[Carmen]

So El Guappo did you find this or any bulb with a Kelvin rating here in Calgary???? I went looking and did not find one single CF bulb listing the K rating so how do I know what to buy??

[whatcaneyedo]

I use Philips 27W CF Daylight bulbs that I buy at Home Depot. If you look really hard on the back you can usually find where it says 6500K in very small writing...

Heres a link showing what the 15W ones look like.
http://www.homedepot.ca/webapp/wcs/s...k=P_PartNumber

[fkshiu]

That 5500K spiral CF spotlight fuge bulb I got at RONA (very similar to the one in Mark's pic) does spit out some pretty good PAR. Here are the results I had with my PAR meter against the 2x39W Coralife PC fixture about my QT:

My 23W CF 5500K spotlight in the fuge (1 year old bulb):
-124 above water 6" from bulb
-54 just below surface
-21 12" deep
-8 20" deep

My 2x39W PC fixture (10,000K[brand new] and actinic [ancient]) 12" above my QT:
-42 at water's surface
-15 at 6" deep
-9 at 18" deep

[banditpowdercoat]

Originally Posted by fkshiu

That 5500K spiral CF spotlight fuge bulb I got at RONA (very similar to the one in Mark's pic) does spit out some pretty good PAR. Here are the results I had with my PAR meter against the 2x39W Coralife PC fixture about my QT:

My 23W CF 5500K spotlight in the fuge (1 year old bulb):
-124 above water 6" from bulb
-54 just below surface
-21 12" deep
-8 20" deep

My 2x39W PC fixture (10,000K[brand new] and actinic [ancient]) 12" above my QT:
-42 at water's surface
-15 at 6" deep
-9 at 18" deep

WOW coralife sux LOL

[mark]

Originally Posted by fkshiu

That 5500K spiral CF spotlight fuge bulb I got at RONA (very similar to the one in Mark's pic) does spit out some pretty good PAR. Here are the results I had with my PAR meter against the 2x39W Coralife PC fixture about my QT:

My 23W CF 5500K spotlight in the fuge (1 year old bulb):
-124 above water 6" from bulb
-54 just below surface
-21 12" deep
-8 20" deep

My 2x39W PC fixture (10,000K[brand new] and actinic [ancient]) 12" above my QT:
-42 at water's surface
-15 at 6" deep
-9 at 18" deep

That's some difference.

Was thinking about setting up a small frag tank, if I do just might line the hood with CF.