enough light for fuge
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mrextc
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I was reading about lights for chateo...and i got some great advice from online. I purchased a cheap 6$ light fixture with clamp and reflector from Home Depot and am using a energy saving spiral 120watt blub(but it only uses 23 or 27 watts)...my chateo has exploded in the past two weeks! about 3x the size. I keep it on 24 hours a day, and i don't feel guilty about the wasted electricty. I would definitely try this route as it's only a 10-15$ set up. I got my bulb from Costo and it's really bright!
mrextc
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yeah...100% serious...I was skeptical but after these past two weeks...forget the expensive light for chaeto! I bought 5$ worth from the LFS and now i've got a piece about 12 inch square....started off the size of two brillo pads...now its huge. Once my nitrates are under control, i'll trade it to others. My wife is even amazed....i originally was trying to keep it in the display tank but the light was only on for 10-12 hours....didn't grow much at all over 2 weeks....give it a try, with this hobby, its a small investment!
mmm33732
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Originally Posted by mrextc
I was reading about lights for chateo...and i got some great advice from online. I purchased a cheap 6$ light fixture with clamp and reflector from Home Depot and am using a energy saving spiral 120watt blub(but it only uses 23 or 27 watts)...my chateo has exploded in the past two weeks! about 3x the size. I keep it on 24 hours a day, and i don't feel guilty about the wasted electricty. I would definitely try this route as it's only a 10-15$ set up. I got my bulb from Costo and it's really bright!
daylight 6500k bulb or a diff temp? i'm running 100w 6500k spiral but would like to go to maybe 150w but cant find any that high in daylight (6500k). 100w is the highest i've been able to find so far.
I was reading about lights for chateo...and i got some great advice from online. I purchased a cheap 6$ light fixture with clamp and reflector from Home Depot and am using a energy saving spiral 120watt blub(but it only uses 23 or 27 watts)...my chateo has exploded in the past two weeks! about 3x the size. I keep it on 24 hours a day, and i don't feel guilty about the wasted electricty. I would definitely try this route as it's only a 10-15$ set up. I got my bulb from Costo and it's really bright!
daylight 6500k bulb or a diff temp? i'm running 100w 6500k spiral but would like to go to maybe 150w but cant find any that high in daylight (6500k). 100w is the highest i've been able to find so far.
everyfew days i look and its bigger!!! 
grubsnaek
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Originally Posted by mmm33732
daylight 6500k bulb or a diff temp? i'm running 100w 6500k spiral but would like to go to maybe 150w but cant find any that high in daylight (6500k). 100w is the highest i've been able to find so far.
i just went today and saved money, i bought the 100w replacement spiral bulb. 6500k only 23w and got a aluminum houseing for it. this will go on my 55g sump/fuge. i also bought a smaller wattage one for my 10g fuge(fuge is with a 20L frag tank)
daylight 6500k bulb or a diff temp? i'm running 100w 6500k spiral but would like to go to maybe 150w but cant find any that high in daylight (6500k). 100w is the highest i've been able to find so far.
i just went today and saved money, i bought the 100w replacement spiral bulb. 6500k only 23w and got a aluminum houseing for it. this will go on my 55g sump/fuge. i also bought a smaller wattage one for my 10g fuge(fuge is with a 20L frag tank)