cheato lighting

dviper150 · 03/14/2013, 01:27 PM

I am very limited on space for lighting over my fuge and wanted to know if a marineland double bright led fixture would support cheato growth?

MiracleFish · 03/14/2013, 01:46 PM

seems like Forextrader didn't have much luck with that fixture(http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1978130) .. I've been using the picotope light. I've had my new AC300 modded fuge up for about 2 weeks and have seen my chaeto grow twice as much during that period.

Chevelle5434 · 03/14/2013, 01:57 PM

I'm using one on my fuge and it grows well.

pkirby · 03/14/2013, 07:42 PM

I use 4 led's on a heatsink... Rapid led has a moonlight kit, I ordered the kit and replaced the blue LEDs with 2 warm white and 2 cool white. I also used 40 degree optics. It's relatively cheap ($24 without heat sink and $4 for lenses) super simple to assemble, and I grow chaeto like crazy, plus I'm only using next to nothin on power

GroktheCube · 03/14/2013, 07:56 PM

My GF has a Marineland double bright on her tide pool type 20h (basically a show fuge) and it works fine for macro including chaeto.

03/14/2013, 01:27 PM	#1
dviper150 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: College Station, TX Posts: 2,799	cheato lighting I am very limited on space for lighting over my fuge and wanted to know if a marineland double bright led fixture would support cheato growth? __________________ When in doubt, always have a way out.

03/14/2013, 01:46 PM	#2
MiracleFish Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 307	seems like Forextrader didn't have much luck with that fixture(http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1978130) .. I've been using the picotope light. I've had my new AC300 modded fuge up for about 2 weeks and have seen my chaeto grow twice as much during that period.

03/14/2013, 01:57 PM	#3
Chevelle5434 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: St. Paul, Minnesota Posts: 111	I'm using one on my fuge and it grows well.

03/14/2013, 07:42 PM	#4
pkirby Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 408	I use 4 led's on a heatsink... Rapid led has a moonlight kit, I ordered the kit and replaced the blue LEDs with 2 warm white and 2 cool white. I also used 40 degree optics. It's relatively cheap ($24 without heat sink and $4 for lenses) super simple to assemble, and I grow chaeto like crazy, plus I'm only using next to nothin on power

03/14/2013, 07:56 PM	#5
GroktheCube Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 2,063	My GF has a Marineland double bright on her tide pool type 20h (basically a show fuge) and it works fine for macro including chaeto.