Fuge lighting ???????

m_lacom99 · 01-12-2005, 12:17 PM

While i was working on my girlfriend tank canopy one night i needed more light to see where to cut a piece of wood so i grabbed a work light for some extra lighting, then i started thinking... thats 500W of what looks like MH HQI, and the color of the light is pretty yellow so im guessing pretty low in kelvin... maybe around 5000K. Would that be a good pendent light for a fuge??? or is that overkill or just not the right light???
Cause for 13.98$, canadian that is... pretty cheap way to light up a fuge.

Thanks

Marc.

m_lacom99 · 01-13-2005, 06:27 AM

Anybody???

m_lacom99 · 01-13-2005, 07:22 AM

And another thing (maybe i should post this in a new thread buy anyways) I was talking with my LFS guy and told him about my plan for my 120 gal upgrade.

So we were talking about my sump/fuge setup and he told me that, of coarse bigger is better but, that my fuge was to small for a 120 gal. I plan on using a 25 gal acrylic tub for a sump with all the hardware (pumps, heater, skimmer, etc) and a 20 gal tank for a fuge and connect them in some way (still need to figure that one out). He goes and tell me that 20 gal isnt enough, that i would need like a 50 gal fuge

If i bring in a 50 gal tank in my apartment my girlfriend will go nuts [smiley=crazy.gif]. I already had the 25 gal acrylic tub and this weekend we switched my girlfriends FW tank to SW and it was so scratched that i just went out and bought a new one. So i have a scratched 20 gal, perfect for a sump or fuge.

Ok so is 20 gal to small of a fuge for a 120 gal tank? I could use the 25 gal tub as a fuge and the 20 gal as the sump instead. But do i really need 50 gal for a fuge. He said the minimum i should go for a fuge is 33 gal.

your thoughts please

Thanks

Marc.

jnbahwkins · 01-13-2005, 07:32 AM

I would try the light.
It goes without saying that thing is going to produce mad heat,as long as you got the heat under control try it for a week or 2 i would.

Hmm on second thought maybe not.
I dont think i would like to add 30 dollars a month on to
my electric bill for a fuge.

m_lacom99 · 01-13-2005, 07:38 AM

true on the electrical bill John. Didnt think about that one. Thats one of my problem, i dont think about the cost in the long run, specially the electrical bill...

Thanks

Marc.

jnbahwkins · 01-13-2005, 05:36 PM

NO PROB

Diver_1298 · 01-13-2005, 06:42 PM

It's a quartz halogen 500w. Quite a heat generator

Those type of lights put out more heat than light or at least it feels that way if you ever have to work under one... I would try a flourescent grow light. Low wattage and high lumen output are the advantages. Good Luck
jim

acenia · 01-13-2005, 07:36 PM

Any links or product names for me Diver cause i will be looking into that pretty soon.

Thanks

Marc.

m_lacom99 · 01-13-2005, 07:40 PM

Sorry, posted under my girlfreind's user, she must of put the auto login so i didnt notice i was using her user.

Thanks anyway Diver.

Marc.

Diver_1298 · 01-14-2005, 03:06 PM

I just went to my local hd store and bought a compact fluorescent bulb that said it was equivalent to a 100 watt incandescent bulb but only used 23 watts of electricity. I read somewhere that they made grow lamps for a screw in medium base bulb, but I couldn't find any (probably special order?) If you have a fluorescent fixture they have plenty to choose from. I don't think my plants know the difference. I run the light 24/7. It's only 23 watts right

Jim