Fuge Light?
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Sir Alex
Dragon the eel (below)
[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Track-Brushed-Steel-Gooseneck-Headboard/dp/B0000DI4V9"]This[/ame] looks a lot better and is up to 60 watts.
You need something like this:
Amazon.com: Prime CL050506 Reflector Clamp Lamp with 6-Feet 18/2 SPT-2 Cord, 8.5-Inch: Home Improvement
Amazon.com: Prime CL050506 Reflector Clamp Lamp with 6-Feet 18/2 SPT-2 Cord, 8.5-Inch: Home Improvement
Sir Alex
Dragon the eel (below)
Does it come with the clamp?
"This package came without the important piece which connects the lamp to the clamp device. Conveniently for me, my sister had recently upgraded a reptile tank to one which didn't require her former clamp and I was able to use that to make it work--otherwise I would have had to either return the product or search for compatible pieces in hardware stores. The product otherwise is satisfactory."
Sir Alex
Dragon the eel (below)
Whats a god wattage? 40 to 90 watts? [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Do-it-Brooder-Heat-Lamp/dp/B000HJD8LW/ref=sr_1_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1309546328&sr=1-1"]This[/ame] one says up to 250 watts and it's only $12 and has 2 out of 2 5 star reviews.
Waddi
Shenanigans?
I have seen some people make reflectors out of a soda can, cant remember who though... let me think about it.
AdeptMrSniffles
I have a Blue Thumb
What about LEDs? I'm thinking about converting my sump to a fuge
navyguyame
Reefing newb
i got a 2 lamp water proof out door fixture and 2 cfl lamps eqivilent to 120 wats each at home depot for less then 15 dollars. I am haveing great growth from the macro. So wuch i am triming it down once a week so it doesnt get out of control.
Sir Alex
Dragon the eel (below)
Do you have a link to them?
Sir Alex
Dragon the eel (below)
Right now it seems like simon_say's suggestion was the best.
little_fish
Moderator
I dont think anyone has had much success growing any algae with LED lighting
marcah
Reef enthusiast
I got the clamp on at home depot.. 5.99 then the 23 watt cfl 5100k bulb at home depot 8.99 works great for the macro in the tank.
Sir Alex
Dragon the eel (below)
Would they sell it at lowes?
navyguyame
Reefing newb
yeah here is the link to the ones i found at home depot im sure lowes has something equivilent to it.
Sir Alex
Dragon the eel (below)
Will that work with any cfl fixture?
navyguyame
Reefing newb
yeah home depot had about 15 different fixture and it pluged in to every one of them. I bought the cheapest weater resistant one they had. I did have to run my own power cord but that was not hard. I will take a few pics of what it looks like when i get home i am at work right now.
Sir Alex
Dragon the eel (below)
I got a 200 watt incandescent light at lowes yesterday. I put it over the plastic part that goes through the middle of the sump. It started to melt...
So I was talking to my grandfather about it and he said was just too hot, and I could start a fire or something. So I'm going to take it back and find something florescent. My grandfather said he would bring over a light that he used to use to grow fresh water plants. He was using it on a 30 gallon long and the sump on my tank is 65 gallons (both 3'), so it might not be enough. So I started looking around.
How about this: Clamp Grow Light Fixture : Grow Light Supply
So I was talking to my grandfather about it and he said was just too hot, and I could start a fire or something. So I'm going to take it back and find something florescent. My grandfather said he would bring over a light that he used to use to grow fresh water plants. He was using it on a 30 gallon long and the sump on my tank is 65 gallons (both 3'), so it might not be enough. So I started looking around.
How about this: Clamp Grow Light Fixture : Grow Light Supply
little_fish
Moderator
The best bulbs to use for fuges are going to be those energy efficient CFL squiggly bulbs. They will be cool running and are cheap to operate.
