fuge lighting

[fishfanashley]

what is a good kalvin rating or light to use in a fuge with chato. and how much wattage in needed?

[Fish_wiz2]

A good K is 5,500K. follow this link for some info on a good bulb: http://www.melevsreef.com/fuge_bulb.html also i prefer myself a 19 watt CFL bulb

[2_zoa]

I have a Bio Cube that I made a fuge in the back on. I run a 9 watt CF Twist. I think the package said 5750K.

[fishfanashley]

Thanks for the link, helpfull.

[mg426]

I run a coralife 24 inch 10K 65 watt fixture. It works very well my chaeto grows Nicely.

[Playa-1]

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/1588985100k_bulb.jpg

I'm using this bulb with a cheapo clip on style drop light. I think this is the same bulb on the melevs link above.

[fishfanashley]

thanks for the info.