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blindside
Mon, 5th Jan 2009, 07:41 PM
What light can I use for the fuge on my solana? I have live rock rubble and chaeto. I have a clamp on wal mart fixture with a regular energy saving bulb, do I need some sort of special light? Its a small chamber where I have the chaeto in

JimD
Mon, 5th Jan 2009, 08:19 PM
Nope, you dont really need a 'special' light, whay you have should be fine. Youll get the best growth with a lower temperature bulb, idealy around 5.5/6.5K...

blindside
Mon, 5th Jan 2009, 08:21 PM
Its like a 5 watt bulb

R.Allard
Mon, 5th Jan 2009, 08:34 PM
i ran one of those spiral daylight bulbs and my cheto grew like a mad weed...

justahobby
Mon, 5th Jan 2009, 09:04 PM
[/URL][url]http://store.petside.com/product/freshwater-bulbs/7494/coralife-colormax-mini-compact-bulb-10-watt.html?&cookie_failed=1 (http://www.stylefeeder.com/i/hgglh0p2/Coralife-Mini-Compact-Fluorescent-50-50-Bulb)

This light comes in a pink color and I've been told it does wonders. I am still waiting for a little cash to pick one up to try. (Maybe I should stop buying coral? :angel:

jc
Mon, 5th Jan 2009, 09:06 PM
This is what I use. My cheato grows great. So do the mangroves. http://www.lightbulbsdirect.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=1P381651

blindside
Mon, 5th Jan 2009, 11:05 PM
Well ill see how it lasts with this for now! Tank and stand ran me a bit out of the budget!