Putting together a refugium to combat nitrate/phosphate

Grand Wazoo · 04/21/2006, 08:10 AM

and have a question or two.

LIGHTING-

I have a ten gallon plexi tank I'll be using. I have the pump and I have a continuous overflow. I have already buiit all the plumbing and I included a flow control.

I have researched some lighting and decided to go with a Lights of America 65W floodlight. The problem with this is that I am not an electrician and to connect this particular light you have to connect wires and secure with wire nuts to an existing outdoor floodlight outlet. The problem is that I do not have an outlet and need to build one. My question is HOW can this be done? I need suggestions. Do I just purchase one on those orange extention cords, cut it leaving a few feet, splice the wires together and plug it into a wall outlet?

Thanks--

SteveOhh · 04/21/2006, 08:36 AM

That's it......make sure you connect the black wires (hot) to the black wires & the white wires (neutral) to the white wires. Use wire nuts to connect the wires & cover the nuts & about 1" of the wires using black (electrician) tape................HTH

Steve

madmax7774 · 04/21/2006, 08:50 AM

Here's what I did, I found an old lamp in my basement that was rated to 100W. I busted the lamp apart until I had just the electrical cord and lightbulb base left over. I screwed in my cheap 65w home depot spotlight bulb and plugged it in and fixed to the side of the Fuge with a wire coat hanger. No electrical stuff required. Very simple and best of all it cheap and easy. I am eventually going to replace the spotlight bulb with one that is slightly more white, as this one is quite yellow.

Grand Wazoo · 04/21/2006, 11:35 AM

Thanks guy's, exactly what I needed to know...

reverendmaynard · 04/21/2006, 11:43 AM

MadMax...

That's the beauty of the lights of america lights. They are 6500k!

I just purchased the 27w model. If it doesn't seem bright enough I'll take it back for the 65w. They're only $5 difference in price, but electrical costs are more than double, so I went for the smaller one.

04/21/2006, 08:10 AM	#1
Grand Wazoo Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 212	Putting together a refugium to combat nitrate/phosphate and have a question or two. LIGHTING- I have a ten gallon plexi tank I'll be using. I have the pump and I have a continuous overflow. I have already buiit all the plumbing and I included a flow control. I have researched some lighting and decided to go with a Lights of America 65W floodlight. The problem with this is that I am not an electrician and to connect this particular light you have to connect wires and secure with wire nuts to an existing outdoor floodlight outlet. The problem is that I do not have an outlet and need to build one. My question is HOW can this be done? I need suggestions. Do I just purchase one on those orange extention cords, cut it leaving a few feet, splice the wires together and plug it into a wall outlet? Thanks--

04/21/2006, 11:43 AM	#5
reverendmaynard Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: RI Posts: 1,490	MadMax... That's the beauty of the lights of america lights. They are 6500k! I just purchased the 27w model. If it doesn't seem bright enough I'll take it back for the 65w. They're only $5 difference in price, but electrical costs are more than double, so I went for the smaller one. __________________ Think for yourself. Question authority. Current Tank Info: 125 gal AGA, setup on 1/1/06; 29 gal seahorse tank, setup 10/21/06

04/21/2006, 08:36 AM	#2
SteveOhh Moved On Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Whittier, CA Posts: 3,182	That's it......make sure you connect the black wires (hot) to the black wires & the white wires (neutral) to the white wires. Use wire nuts to connect the wires & cover the nuts & about 1" of the wires using black (electrician) tape................HTH Steve

04/21/2006, 08:50 AM	#3
madmax7774 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: centreville, VA Posts: 77	Here's what I did, I found an old lamp in my basement that was rated to 100W. I busted the lamp apart until I had just the electrical cord and lightbulb base left over. I screwed in my cheap 65w home depot spotlight bulb and plugged it in and fixed to the side of the Fuge with a wire coat hanger. No electrical stuff required. Very simple and best of all it cheap and easy. I am eventually going to replace the spotlight bulb with one that is slightly more white, as this one is quite yellow.

04/21/2006, 11:35 AM	#4
Grand Wazoo Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 212	Thanks guy's, exactly what I needed to know...