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04/20/2017, 08:59 AM | #1 |
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Super inexpensive but amazing fuge bulb...
I picked one of these LED plant bulbs up last week:
https://www.amazon.com/Grow-Light-Bu...nt+light&psc=1 The bulb is huge and sticks out of my clamp-on fixture, but the results are nothing short of astounding. I am in no way affiliated with this seller or product, but I just wanted to throw it out there that you can get a really high quality light for very little. This bulb plus a clamp-on work light leaves you at about $25 for a fuge light that will beat almost everything else on the market with the exception of the crazy expensive Kessil light. I have seen more growth in my chaeto in the last week than I did in the last 2 months with my standard 10w LED flood light bulb. Not an exaggeration... |
04/20/2017, 09:27 AM | #2 |
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what's the difference between 'super' expensive and 'crazy' expensive? I actually have the Kessil (H380, or something like that). Got sick of cheap ebay/amazon bulbs failing on me after a few weeks.
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That Kessil is awesome. It's about the only thing better than one of these bulbs but at over 10x the cost. The test that BRS did recently was really eye opening. These plant bulbs and the kessil out performed regular bulbs by significant margins and in just one week I've already seen the evidence of that as well. |
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04/20/2017, 11:15 AM | #4 |
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It is! Bought it used, and then promptly dropped it into the sump. Fortunately it was off at the time, is very well water proofed inside, and I was able to dry it off an still use it. Phew!!
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Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs |
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04/20/2017, 03:39 PM | #6 |
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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I got one of these. Works good, and survived being rained on when my tank bottom cracked. The clamp socket failed and the light is still going strong in a new socket. I'd like to see the Kessil H80 vs one of these cheapo lights. I can justify a $100 to replace one of these a lot easier than a $300 light. |
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04/20/2017, 08:46 PM | #8 |
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Well, not in the sense that they are submersible certainly, but the insides are well coated with rubber to make them water resistant. Like I said, mine survived a complete submersion largely because it was off at the time.
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Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs |
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04/21/2017, 07:42 AM | #10 |
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+1 on this fuge light it works great for me!
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I got this light and in less than 5 days my NO3 went from 20ppm to 4-8ppm and PO4 from .9 to .03! What what what!?!
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04/21/2017, 08:32 AM | #14 |
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I thought that this was going to be another post for a 5,500 CFL screw in bulb in a clamp-on fixture. These last for years, cost a few bucks and years and fill the tank with macro.
I have always found that water changes to keep your iron up, or supplementing iron, was significantly more effective at growing macro than any light. |
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