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Who's got a good led light for growing chaeto. Where'd it come from? Spectrum, number of bulbs, etc...
GDawson said:I’ve been using a LED fuge light for about 3 months now. It’s just a screw in 7 watt on a tool bench style clamp. I don’t know the color as it’s made for general indoor use. It came from HD and was about $28 and is rated for 20,000 hours. So far it seems to be doing a great job. No undesirable algae in the sump and no heat issues. There was some die off of the cheato in the beginning but I think it’s because the previous owner had a regular 25 watt bulb in place and the brightness of this new bulb shocked it.
yellojello said:Hmmm, I'm wondering if spotlighting is better than getting a spread, because I do get some algae and coraline growth in the rest of the sump... but does a ball of chaeto grow with light hitting just the middle of it, or does all of the chaeto surface area need light.