Refugium Lighting

[andysgirl8800]

What kind of lighting does everyone have over their fuge? I have a 23w CFL, but can't grow my chaeto, and have nothing but nasty red slime, dinos, and GHA. I strongly suspect the lighting as being the main problem. I wanted to know what type of lights everyone else has, especially those of you with beautiful green chaeto and white sand!

 

[Hiker4twenty]

I run a 40w cfl and my chaeto/macro is growing nicely. I'm not sure what your problem might be. What is your light schedule for the fuge?

 

[andysgirl8800]

It runs opposite of the tank. it's on from 9pm-6am

 

[Hiker4twenty]

Well, your lighting time is right. I have no clue why its not growing for you.

 

[Bifferwine]

I use two 23 watt CFLs.

 

[crazy cajun]

i read about people putting Chaeto in a fuge what does this do and do you have to have it??? excuse my ignorance im new to this.

 

[BL1]

Having chaeto in your fuge will give a place for pods to live as well as helping to keep your nitrates down. With that being said, you don't have to have it

 

[sen5241b]

You do NOT have enough light on that 40G fuge. Double it. I have a 2G fuge with 40 watts!

 

[project5k]

hehehe, then is mine overkill?
15 gallon fuge
250GPH flow
1 - 100W 3000K cfl,
1 - 100W 5100K cfl,
1 - 20W 50/50 coralife cfl
1 - 10W color wave coralife cfl

ofcourse mine is calurpa, couple different kinds of it, and i'm having to beat it back every other day with a pair of siscors, but i guess that just means its working.. hehehe

 

[crazy cajun]

do you only need lighting on your fuge if you have chaeto or does the live rock need it also if you dont have chaeto??

 

[Bifferwine]

You don't need light for only live rock.

 

[daugherty]

you dont need light unless you have someting growing in there. i have a 175w mh on my sump/fuge

 

[crazy cajun]

thanks

 

[reeffreak]

I run 48w T5's over a 25g. refugium.Grows insanely fast.