Sump Light

Cramz07 · 03/31/2008, 02:50 PM

I'm going to just get one of those clip on light reflectors from Home depot but for the bulb would a grow bulb people use inside to grow their flowers work better? What works the best for you guys?

kdblove_99 · 03/31/2008, 02:59 PM

I use the clip one on my 28 gallon with a nvision 5700K bulb

on my 60 gallon i use a lights of american fixture the 65W one and it is great!

kevin95695 · 03/31/2008, 03:14 PM

I got a 5100k cfl clip on flood light I found through Melev's site. Works great. Have a lights of america 6500k/65w that I haven't yet put in service.

Look for the closest Kelvin to 6500 you can get. Can be tricky to source the info. Most light manufacturers NOT in the aquarium specific industry only care about putting lumens, watts, etc. on their packaging.

Cramz07 · 03/31/2008, 05:17 PM

went and none of the bulbs have the K on it except for a long Fluoresent bulb

Acableguy06 · 03/31/2008, 06:07 PM

At Home Depot get the daylight bulb it states right on the package Daylight its in Blue packaging if I remember right. These bulbs are 6500K or 6700K I cant remember but they work great.
Andrew

Cramz07 · 03/31/2008, 09:15 PM

Thats the exact one i got but without its own reflector...Does it needs it's own reflector or not b/c mine went out in like less than 2 hours....its about 6 inches or so from the water

Acableguy06 · 04/01/2008, 06:14 AM

I used one of the small clamp on $7 fixtures that you can find over by the shop lighting, and painted the outside black (I use them on one of my fresh tanks as the lighting) I got another one for my fuge too.

kevin95695 · 04/01/2008, 02:01 PM

I did a search on some of these. Technical Consumer Products is fairly good about giving kelvin. I just ordered a couple replacement floods that are .23w 6500k

03/31/2008, 02:50 PM	#1
Cramz07 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: St. Louis Posts: 388	Sump Light I'm going to just get one of those clip on light reflectors from Home depot but for the bulb would a grow bulb people use inside to grow their flowers work better? What works the best for you guys?

03/31/2008, 03:14 PM	#3
kevin95695 Member of the Registry Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Perimeter patrol. Posts: 3,469	I got a 5100k cfl clip on flood light I found through Melev's site. Works great. Have a lights of america 6500k/65w that I haven't yet put in service. Look for the closest Kelvin to 6500 you can get. Can be tricky to source the info. Most light manufacturers NOT in the aquarium specific industry only care about putting lumens, watts, etc. on their packaging. __________________ You wouldn't believe it if I told you. Go put on the helmet. Did I say that out loud? Current Tank Info: Color chunks in a big water box.

04/01/2008, 02:01 PM	#8
kevin95695 Member of the Registry Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Perimeter patrol. Posts: 3,469	I did a search on some of these. Technical Consumer Products is fairly good about giving kelvin. I just ordered a couple replacement floods that are .23w 6500k __________________ You wouldn't believe it if I told you. Go put on the helmet. Did I say that out loud? Current Tank Info: Color chunks in a big water box.

03/31/2008, 02:59 PM	#2
kdblove_99 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Frederick,CO Posts: 8,683	I use the clip one on my 28 gallon with a nvision 5700K bulb on my 60 gallon i use a lights of american fixture the 65W one and it is great!

03/31/2008, 05:17 PM	#4
Cramz07 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: St. Louis Posts: 388	went and none of the bulbs have the K on it except for a long Fluoresent bulb

03/31/2008, 06:07 PM	#5
Acableguy06 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: NW Ohio Posts: 2	At Home Depot get the daylight bulb it states right on the package Daylight its in Blue packaging if I remember right. These bulbs are 6500K or 6700K I cant remember but they work great. Andrew

03/31/2008, 09:15 PM	#6
Cramz07 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: St. Louis Posts: 388	Thats the exact one i got but without its own reflector...Does it needs it's own reflector or not b/c mine went out in like less than 2 hours....its about 6 inches or so from the water

04/01/2008, 06:14 AM	#7
Acableguy06 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: NW Ohio Posts: 2	I used one of the small clamp on $7 fixtures that you can find over by the shop lighting, and painted the outside black (I use them on one of my fresh tanks as the lighting) I got another one for my fuge too.