refugium lighting

Discussion in 'Refugium' started by markthereefman, Jul 28, 2006.

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  1. markthereefman

    markthereefman Astrea Snail

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    i have bought a 150w metal halide for my refugeium but the new bulb taht came with it is an unknown colour temperature.
    is this crucial for a refugium as i have encounterd an algae bloom.
     
    markthereefman, Jul 28, 2006
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  2. Diver_1298

    Diver_1298 Eyelash Blennie

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    Well,
    Is this algae bloom limited to your refugium or has it traveled to your main tank?
    I have not really been concerned with the color temperature of my refugium lighting mainly because I wanted good macro algae growth and the lower the kelvin temp the better it seems to grow. I am using a couple of fluorescent grow bulbs because I thought metal halide would be overkill??
    Do you filter your refugium water before you pump it back to your main tank?

    Jim
     
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  3. markthereefman

    markthereefman Astrea Snail

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    yes once the water from refugium travells to the next bin it meets a turboflotor 1000 and uv steriliser.
    within the skimmer wet and dry chamber is seachem purigen .
    water is returned at this point.
     
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  4. pooner

    pooner Astrea Snail

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    save your money a mh light is over kill i just changed to a 2 watt led light with 6200k that is equal to a 60 watt incadecent bulb
     
    pooner, Nov 12, 2006
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