Fuge light

[Troubleman]

Just wondering what everyone is using to lite their fuge? Trying to get my chaeto to grow, but it's about the same size as when I got around two months ago. Currently running a 6500k flourescent lite from walmart.

What wattage and k spectrum should I use? and where can I get one locally?

Thanks.
Bob

 

[starrfish]

Bob - check out my post from last night about my fuge. I posted a pic of the light I just bought. I got the idea from Marc Levenson on RC - it's supposed to make the chaeto grow like crazy. I just set mine up, so I don't have any evidence yet but the guys on RC love it. Here's the link to my post:

http://216.235.242.50/forums/showthread.php?t=12153

Daire

 

[kastanzaman]

I just put the same lights on my fuge as starrfish did. I had a similar light to those in the link below but a different color. I had picked those up at a hardware store, thinking they may do the job, but they were really really yellow, even compared to the new 5100K bulbs i just switched them out with. Just put these bulbs on so i can't really report back about growth yet, but i am running 2 x 85W over a 20G high fuge.

http://www.lightbulbsdirect.com/page/001/PROD/Reflectors/1P381951

 

[starrfish]

That's where I got mine too.