Question about lighting Cheato

frezel · 01/12/2008, 01:57 PM

so i have a 30 gallon breeder under my tank that i had my frags in and lit it with a 96 watt PC hood, but now since i am done with frags, i wanted to down grade that light over cheato to conserve heat and energy. I was thinking about gettign a clip on light fixture and running a energy effecient bulb friom home depot, from what i remeber they spectrum on them is a 6500k and they only use 14 watts of electricity, which is pennies a year to run. Has anyone done this or do this? Do you think it would work? Algae blooms? etc. Thought comments greatly appreciated.

tconevw · 01/13/2008, 07:14 AM

I have been doing this for 7 years. It works fine. I use the 65 watt that puts out 500 watts. My friends do it also. No algae blooms. Grows real well.

frezel · 01/13/2008, 09:16 AM

what kind of light does that
i only see like 65 watt bubs that are equivalent to a 120 watt bulb, if u got a name or pic of bulb setup be greatly appreciated

phil519 · 01/15/2008, 07:38 PM

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Originally posted by tconevw
I have been doing this for 7 years. It works fine. I use the 65 watt that puts out 500 watts. My friends do it also. No algae blooms. Grows real well.

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01/12/2008, 01:57 PM	#1
frezel Moved On Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 580	Question about lighting Cheato so i have a 30 gallon breeder under my tank that i had my frags in and lit it with a 96 watt PC hood, but now since i am done with frags, i wanted to down grade that light over cheato to conserve heat and energy. I was thinking about gettign a clip on light fixture and running a energy effecient bulb friom home depot, from what i remeber they spectrum on them is a 6500k and they only use 14 watts of electricity, which is pennies a year to run. Has anyone done this or do this? Do you think it would work? Algae blooms? etc. Thought comments greatly appreciated.

01/13/2008, 07:14 AM	#2
tconevw Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pompton Plains, NJ Posts: 2	I have been doing this for 7 years. It works fine. I use the 65 watt that puts out 500 watts. My friends do it also. No algae blooms. Grows real well.

01/13/2008, 09:16 AM	#3
frezel Moved On Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 580	what kind of light does that i only see like 65 watt bubs that are equivalent to a 120 watt bulb, if u got a name or pic of bulb setup be greatly appreciated