Fuge Light

devildog999 · 09/09/2017, 12:17 PM

Looking for a good clip-on light for my fuge grow some Chaeto algae. LED would be preferable...and not hard on the wallet. But also still effective.

Appreciate suggestions

rtparty · 09/09/2017, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by devildog999

Looking for a good clip-on light for my fuge grow some Chaeto algae. LED would be preferable...and not hard on the wallet. But also still effective.

Appreciate suggestions

I bought some cheap LED grow bulb from Amazon. It was like $10 for the bulb and $5 for the power cord to run it. Grows chaeto great

devildog999 · 09/09/2017, 01:54 PM

This seem like a good option? Has good reviews, granted it's not targeted towards us reefkeepers.

https://www.amazon.com/UNIFUN-Growin...led+grow+light

Then there's also something like this...

https://www.amazon.com/TaoTronics-li...led+grow+light

devildog999 · 09/10/2017, 10:55 AM

Bumpity

jda · 09/10/2017, 08:52 PM

Get a clamp-on light from Home Depot with a 5500K CFL Screw in. You can get more fancy than this, but you don't need to.

rtparty · 09/11/2017, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by jda

Get a clamp-on light from Home Depot with a 5500K CFL Screw in. You can get more fancy than this, but you don't need to.

There is a variety of reasons why going with a stronger LED grow bulb is a much better idea. The top reason (for me) is the pH benefit from having a stronger light that grows the chaeto better.

You're also not wasting a ton of light since a CFL contains a lot of yellow and green that is pointless for algae and plants in general.

With the said, thousands of people had success with lights like this over algae. I was one of them. There are just better ways now IMO. A decent LED grow bulb is $10 on sale on Amazon.

sahin · 09/13/2017, 03:09 AM

I picked up a couple of 9watt 6.5K LED bulbs off ebay and they work VERY well at growing my chaeto.

devildog999 · 09/21/2017, 09:27 PM

Appreciate it, sorry didn't see responses earlier. Soooo... the links I posted earlier, do those look like a good option?

09/09/2017, 12:17 PM	#1
devildog999 That Guy Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New Braunfels, TX Posts: 457	Fuge Light Looking for a good clip-on light for my fuge grow some Chaeto algae. LED would be preferable...and not hard on the wallet. But also still effective. Appreciate suggestions

09/09/2017, 01:54 PM	#3
devildog999 That Guy Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New Braunfels, TX Posts: 457	This seem like a good option? Has good reviews, granted it's not targeted towards us reefkeepers. https://www.amazon.com/UNIFUN-Growin...led+grow+light Then there's also something like this... https://www.amazon.com/TaoTronics-li...led+grow+light

09/10/2017, 10:55 AM	#4
devildog999 That Guy Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New Braunfels, TX Posts: 457	Bumpity

09/10/2017, 08:52 PM	#5
jda Dogmatic Dinosaur Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 6,256	Get a clamp-on light from Home Depot with a 5500K CFL Screw in. You can get more fancy than this, but you don't need to.

09/13/2017, 03:09 AM	#7
sahin Ultimate Reefer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 8,540	I picked up a couple of 9watt 6.5K LED bulbs off ebay and they work VERY well at growing my chaeto.

09/21/2017, 09:27 PM	#8
devildog999 That Guy Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New Braunfels, TX Posts: 457	Appreciate it, sorry didn't see responses earlier. Soooo... the links I posted earlier, do those look like a good option?