Refugium... what kind of lights?

[saltynuts]

lower k rateing is much better.6500k

[sumpfinfishe]

Hey Jim,

Why not pickup a Hagen Aqua Grow for freshwater, I think the K is around 6500 and for a 2 footer it's gotta be under $20

[Willow]

home depot sells a 23 and 27 watt 5700k "phillips daylight" screw in bulb. they are amazing for growing macros, i seriously trippled my growth in my fuge when i switched over.

[Skimmerking]

Oh ya I forgot about thse lights there Willow
good call on them I have heard really good things about them towards growing algae....

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Yup, Chin Lee & I have also used them with very good results. i have 7 clip-on desk lights using the 27w Phillips Daylight bulbs ($12.99 for 2 @ HD right now) over my 160g fw planted tank & it works great, even for high light plants like red tiger lotus lilies.

Anthony

[seashells]

Petsmart has some of the aquagro lights running $8 to $20. May not be the cheapest but may be convenient.

Doug

[Jim Barry]

Originally Posted by Willow

home depot sells a 23 and 27 watt 5700k "phillips daylight" screw in bulb. they are amazing for growing macros, i seriously trippled my growth in my fuge when i switched over.

How many bulbs would I need to get sufficient light on a 20 gallon fuge. 27 watts doesn't seem like very much light.

[Willow]

Originally Posted by Jim Barry

How many bulbs would I need to get sufficient light on a 20 gallon fuge. 27 watts doesn't seem like very much light.

i use one 23 watt bulb over my 27 gallon fuge, seems like more than enough light , i also run lite 24/7.