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07/11/2008, 04:48 PM
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Best Light for Cheato Growth
Hi:
I installed a refugium about 2 weeks ago w/two balls of cheato. The cheato is growing very slowly. I'm using a cheap light that came with the even cheaper 10 gal. tank I used for building the fuge. Should I be using a more powerful light? Thanks in advance.
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Ave caesar! Morituri te salutamus Current Tank Info: 75 gal. glass, mixed reef/fish(SPS, LPS and softies), 2X150 MH w/130 watt actinic, Euro Reef RS80 Skimmer. DIY ATO w/Kalkwasser and 10 gal. DIY Fudge. DIY RODI system. |
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07/11/2008, 04:54 PM
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Try this thread--extensive recommendations for lighting
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1349443 BTW I use 25 watt energy saver watt bulbs on both my refugiums---my mangrooves are doing really well to with that lighting
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I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock |
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07/11/2008, 08:24 PM
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Thanks capn.
I might put some mangroves in there as well. Why not?
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Ave caesar! Morituri te salutamus Current Tank Info: 75 gal. glass, mixed reef/fish(SPS, LPS and softies), 2X150 MH w/130 watt actinic, Euro Reef RS80 Skimmer. DIY ATO w/Kalkwasser and 10 gal. DIY Fudge. DIY RODI system. |
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07/11/2008, 08:28 PM
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I have a 19 watt energy saver bulb. Run 24/7. I have pulled some mangroves floating out behind my house in the intercoastal and shoved them in my fuge. They seem to like it there and are growing well into the bottom of my tank. It is funny because them have planted a bunch of these along newly redone causeways where I live to help stabilize shore and most of them have died. Maybe I should give them some starts.
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07/11/2008, 09:56 PM
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cheato
 chaeto  cheetos  
Last edited by Saltz Creep; 07/11/2008 at 10:02 PM. |
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07/12/2008, 07:41 AM
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Will chaeto clean the cheeto cheese off my cheato fingers
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07/12/2008, 08:54 AM
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LOL
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Ave caesar! Morituri te salutamus Current Tank Info: 75 gal. glass, mixed reef/fish(SPS, LPS and softies), 2X150 MH w/130 watt actinic, Euro Reef RS80 Skimmer. DIY ATO w/Kalkwasser and 10 gal. DIY Fudge. DIY RODI system. |
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07/12/2008, 10:07 AM
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go to Home Depot or Lowes get one of those clip on lights with daylight 11 watt bulb..works well
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