Refuge lighting?

[pirate_bob]

On my refuge I know i need to keep lighting on 24h... I was just wondering would it be ok to use regular halogen lighting from the store!! or any kindof household lighting or do i specificaly.. need aquarium lighting?

 

[pirate_bob]

bump^

 

[lordofthereef]

i use the PC flood lights from home depot. they get the job done for a very low price.

 

[pirate_bob]

ok.. how many watts do they give off... I know there halogen's give of around 75 to 125 watts w/ the long life expentancy would those be good also or do you suggest the flood lights?

 

[bang guy]

Halogens give off a little light and a lot of heat. Unless your goal is to heat the water use flourescent, LED or HID.

 

[maryc137]

I bought a plain small light fixture, like you'd use on a porch, at HD for less than $10. Then I bought a simple gro-light that cost about $6.

 

[pirate_bob]

I don't want to sound like an idiot sorry.. but are they called gro - lights or is there another name? I mean if I went into HD and asked fro gro-lights they would know what I'm talking about?

 

[maryc137]

They are called gro-lights. They are by all the other light bulbs. You can get gro-lights in flourescent type, or regular screw in type.

 

[guppie]

I have been useing GE House Garden plant light 60w over mine for over a year, and it works great, just picked up a new one from walmart for about 5.oo, I put mine in a work light reflector.

 

[maryc137]

I was initially planning to use one of those clamp-on work lights with the aluminum shade. After I bought that and the bulb, I noticed on the package for the bulb that it said to use only ceramic fixtures, because of heat. The work light was one of the plastic type, so I went back and bought a fixture that was ceramic.

 

[pirate_bob]

ok.. thanks for the help everyone... I see that enough people don't use the expensive lights on their fuge so that makes me happy..