refugium lighting

[chuckcac]

what recommendations do y'all have for a 10 gallon refugium lighting.
the intention is to have a 4-5" deep sand bed, 10lbs LR + macro algae...

 

[reefforbrains]

65w pc, cheap and will do the job nice IMO

 

[reefnut]

Home Depot sells a Lights of America fixture that comes with a 65w 6500k bulb... they work good for a 10g refuge.

 

[chuckcac]

perfect... thanks guys

 

[gwh57]

Originally Posted by ReefNut
Home Depot sells a Lights of America fixture that comes with a 65w 6500k bulb... they work good for a 10g refuge.
I bought this one too, but after a few months the electronics inside it shorted out. I took it apart and rewired it took the internal switch out. It works fine again now.

 

[chuckcac]

i have an 18" flourescent light for my QT that i thought about using...its your standard AGA 10 gallon hood light... is there a bulb i could get for that that would have enough output? :notsure:

 

[chuckcac]

bump for me....

 

[renogaw]

i got a spiral PC lightbulb in a spotlight design that melev's reef talks about, it screws into a normal light socket. so far the chaeto's started to take off.

 

[chuckcac]

oh yeah... i saw that on melevsreef.... good idea - thnx

 

[renogaw]

works great. the big box stores carry the similar lights, but unfortunately do not tell you what the K value is. with shipping, the one from melev's reef came out to $20.
i'll tell you what, that light is BRIGHT for using 15watts.