Whats a cheap light for a 10 gal with softys

salty3 · 04/14/2007, 10:04 AM

I'm setting up a 10 gal frag tank for shrooms psp and kenya What is a good cheap light for softys in a 10 gal? Would there be a strip light at walmart or something that I could buy two of that would work?

salty3 · 04/14/2007, 10:16 AM

I know some peole are using lights from walmart or HD for macro. Does anyone know anything about them like would they work for corals?

salty3 · 04/14/2007, 12:15 PM

anyone?

Bri Guy · 04/14/2007, 01:07 PM

My fuge has a 23w 2700K CF flood lamp ($10 at HD or Walmart) I have silver branching pulsing xenia under it and it grows great! I put some of my GSP's under them, and they lost most of there color, but the bulb has no "blues" in it, so that may have had something to do with it. IME, you can keep softies under some low lighting, just not softies with color, the algae within the coral is what needs the high lighing.

Pic of xenia under 23w CF

salty3 · 04/14/2007, 02:25 PM

Thanks for the response. Do you have a brand name for it? I'll look at HD and see if I can find it maybe one with a higher k rating for more of a blue.

Has anyone else tried thid? How did it work for you and what kind of bulb did you use?

salty3 · 04/14/2007, 03:33 PM

???

salty3 · 04/14/2007, 04:23 PM

I know theres more than one person who knows about this.

Krazy · 04/14/2007, 04:45 PM

current orbit 2x40 pc fixture 20"

find a used one, awesome fixture!

oldschool reef · 04/14/2007, 04:48 PM

walmart has 6500k daylight cf not in a flood though. 28 watt I think

Bri Guy · 04/14/2007, 05:57 PM

On the bulb it says "N:vision" Id guess thats the company name.

the nice thing about compact flourcent is they run cool, and the nice thing about the flood lamp, is that its water proof (the bulb at least, not the housing, but the bulb is closer to the water)
Not the prettyiest bulbs, but 2 in a diy canopy would only run about $40 for the whole setup.

You didn't ask for looks, just "cheap"

salty3 · 04/14/2007, 06:19 PM

Thanks. Yea I'm not worried about looks it going in a DIY canopy. I just finished the stand the holes drilled the sump is ready. Now I just got to get the lights. I'm looking for as cheap as posable, so I'll go check out Walmart and HD and see what I can find. Just wanted to know if it would work. Thanks again.

Joshua1023 · 04/14/2007, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Krazy K
current orbit 2x40 pc fixture 20"

find a used one, awesome fixture!

I agree, I have two of them supplementing my 20k MH lights on my 90. Its amazing what a difference these little lights make.

04/14/2007, 10:04 AM	#1
salty3 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Right here Posts: 894	Whats a cheap light for a 10 gal with softys I'm setting up a 10 gal frag tank for shrooms psp and kenya What is a good cheap light for softys in a 10 gal? Would there be a strip light at walmart or something that I could buy two of that would work?

04/14/2007, 01:07 PM	#4
Bri Guy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Appleton, Wisconsin Posts: 2,995	My fuge has a 23w 2700K CF flood lamp ($10 at HD or Walmart) I have silver branching pulsing xenia under it and it grows great! I put some of my GSP's under them, and they lost most of there color, but the bulb has no "blues" in it, so that may have had something to do with it. IME, you can keep softies under some low lighting, just not softies with color, the algae within the coral is what needs the high lighing. Pic of xenia under 23w CF __________________ For my birthday i got a humidifier and a de-humidifier... I put them in the same room and let them fight it out. (Steven Wright) Current Tank Info: 40BR w/ 250w 14K Phoenix + 192w PC, 10g fuge w/ 55w PC, 10g sump, Eheim 1250 return w/ SCWD, ASM Mini G skimmer, Gravity fed ATO, Kalk doser, 1/10 HP chiller, 1 Vortec + 3MJs, all on an AC Jr. - Born on date 8-06 Pics in gallery! + 55g FOWLR w/ macro

04/14/2007, 05:57 PM	#10
Bri Guy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Appleton, Wisconsin Posts: 2,995	On the bulb it says "N:vision" Id guess thats the company name. the nice thing about compact flourcent is they run cool, and the nice thing about the flood lamp, is that its water proof (the bulb at least, not the housing, but the bulb is closer to the water) Not the prettyiest bulbs, but 2 in a diy canopy would only run about $40 for the whole setup. You didn't ask for looks, just "cheap" __________________ For my birthday i got a humidifier and a de-humidifier... I put them in the same room and let them fight it out. (Steven Wright) Current Tank Info: 40BR w/ 250w 14K Phoenix + 192w PC, 10g fuge w/ 55w PC, 10g sump, Eheim 1250 return w/ SCWD, ASM Mini G skimmer, Gravity fed ATO, Kalk doser, 1/10 HP chiller, 1 Vortec + 3MJs, all on an AC Jr. - Born on date 8-06 Pics in gallery! + 55g FOWLR w/ macro

04/14/2007, 10:16 AM	#2
salty3 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Right here Posts: 894	I know some peole are using lights from walmart or HD for macro. Does anyone know anything about them like would they work for corals?

04/14/2007, 12:15 PM	#3
salty3 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Right here Posts: 894	anyone?

04/14/2007, 02:25 PM	#5
salty3 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Right here Posts: 894	Thanks for the response. Do you have a brand name for it? I'll look at HD and see if I can find it maybe one with a higher k rating for more of a blue. Has anyone else tried thid? How did it work for you and what kind of bulb did you use?

04/14/2007, 03:33 PM	#6
salty3 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Right here Posts: 894	???

04/14/2007, 04:23 PM	#7
salty3 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Right here Posts: 894	I know theres more than one person who knows about this.

04/14/2007, 04:45 PM	#8
Krazy Registered Member. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 2,941	current orbit 2x40 pc fixture 20" find a used one, awesome fixture!

04/14/2007, 04:48 PM	#9
oldschool reef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: northern michigan Posts: 21	walmart has 6500k daylight cf not in a flood though. 28 watt I think

04/14/2007, 06:19 PM	#11
salty3 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Right here Posts: 894	Thanks. Yea I'm not worried about looks it going in a DIY canopy. I just finished the stand the holes drilled the sump is ready. Now I just got to get the lights. I'm looking for as cheap as posable, so I'll go check out Walmart and HD and see what I can find. Just wanted to know if it would work. Thanks again.