REfugium Lighting?

Woodstock · 02-03-2007, 09:02 AM

I need to find a good refugium lighting for my soon to be new refugium. I am currently using one clamp light . I guess I could get another lamp.. would two of the 19watt (85watt) bulbs be enough for 14" of water?

How deep is your refugium water and what do you use for lighting?

Pro_builder · 02-03-2007, 10:08 AM

I am running a 75 gallon RR tank, so about 18" of water with sand. I am running a 175 watt Metal Halide Yard lights from Lowes on mine, with the original bulb. It covers the whole tank and makes the algae grow like mad. Only paid 25.00 for each light with Bulb. I then just bypassed the light sensor that makes it only come on at night.

BrothaWolf · 02-03-2007, 11:11 AM

I have a mini Aqualight over mine... 2 9 watt pc's

bluespotjawfish · 02-03-2007, 11:37 AM

Mine is a 24 watt 7100k strip light for a tank 16 inches deep. Right now the light is on a temporary tank that is about 12 inches deep and stuff is growing like crazy.

Woodstock · 02-03-2007, 01:11 PM

Interesting. Thank you

billyr98 · 02-03-2007, 03:19 PM

i am running two 96w PCs over a 100g rubbermaid...

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Pro_builder DIY Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Oxford, Iowa Posts: 1,746 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: REfugium Lighting? I am running a 75 gallon RR tank, so about 18" of water with sand. I am running a 175 watt Metal Halide Yard lights from Lowes on mine, with the original bulb. It covers the whole tank and makes the algae grow like mad. Only paid 25.00 for each light with Bulb. I then just bypassed the light sensor that makes it only come on at night. __________________ -Troy 180 gallon Reef, 3- 250 XM 15K MH Electronic ballast, 380 watts VHO Actinics, 2- 5 watt LED Moon lights, 100 gal rubbermaid sump, 75 gallon Fuge, ETSS 600 Skimmer, 4700-5400 gph pump for return, Octopus 3000 controller, Iwaki 40 RL skimmer pump, 2- 65w PC 10K fuge lights, 2 55 gallon barrels, Custom light oak stand and hood, misc pumps, extra 600 gallon rated tank size protein skimmer. Purple tang, yellow tang, pacific blue tang, 2 green chromis, 1 Sand sifting star, snails, hermit crabs, 2 mated perculas, pulsing Xenia, Anenome, mushrooms, ricordia, zoanthids, kenya tree 1 1/2" tall, misc other hitchhiker stuff. DIY is my dream... ...well OK the only way I can afford this Addiction!! Just as the light goes on in my head... ... I break the bulb!!

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