Cheapo Refugium lighting?

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  1. Doctorgori

    Doctorgori Flamingo Tongue

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    Anyone got any ideas? ...back in the 90's when CF's 1st came into common use, I had a light similar to this:
    Lithonia Lighting Wall-Mount Triple-Tube Outdoor Bronze Fluorescent Fixture - OFL2 65F 120 LP BZ at The Home Depot

    growing caulerpra in one of those then called "algae skimmers"

    So I visited Home Depot and noticed they got 6500K bulbs to...

    dunno if this is old news, outta vogue or if something better/similarly priced is out...
    plz advise... (I'm still vasilating/researching what to do with a "fuge" or do the bio-pellets thing or both)
     
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  2. stepho

    stepho Panda Puffer

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    Lots of people including me use those for fuge lights.

    posted with tapatalk please ignore bad spelling and grammar
     
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  3. Seano Hermano

    Seano Hermano Giant Squid

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    A clip-on work light/reflector and a 6500k spiral fluorescent bulb is really all you need for fuge lighting. I think it is about $10 total.
     
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  4. khowst

    khowst Bangghai Cardinal

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    +1. yup exectly what over my fuge portion.
     
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  5. twelvebeer

    twelvebeer Spaghetti Worm

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    Same here!
     
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  6. Doctorgori

    Doctorgori Flamingo Tongue

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    Right on....thanks for the input....heck thats $30 cheaper than i thought
     
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