refugium lighting

Hi all! I have a Landen 26g AIO and I recently added IM custom media caddy fuge in the middle chamber which almost fits perfectly. I have a copepod hotel/motel/holiday inn ;) on the bottom rack and above it have a ball of chaeto powered for 12 hours by a JBJ 4W white light. It was growing...

Hello, I'm new to having a sump in my tank and was wondering if its possible to use my old AI prime 16hd as a refugium light to grow chaeto? If so what leds would you have on to grow chaeto? If this would'nt work what are suggested lights to use? My tank is a 70G tank and lightly stocked on...

I got this kessil H80 with 12” gooseneck for a pretty good price and would really like to use it for a refugium. Trouble is I have no idea where to mount it. I believe the best place will be where the space where to bio block, but open to any other ideas. Tank is a pro clear 150. Any ideas...

I'm struggling to grow healthy chaeto. My nitrates are high. I originally had a large ball of chaeto in my Eshopps R-100 fuge section (10" × 7 " × 14"). It was under a Kessil H160. Par was pretty high (200-300 par?) And in the grow-bloom range. The chaeto ended up turning into a tight ball that...

Hey I am wanting to use a section of my Redsea reefer 350 v3 sump for some chato to help in nutrient control as I don't wish to use Nopox and id like to try the more natural approach i can see with my eyes. Unfortunately the 350's sump all be it spacious gets cramped once you have; heaters...

I just started a mini fuge to try and combat some gross algae and keep nitrates in check. I read in some places that I should start by lighting it for 4 hours a day for a week then increase to a full light schedule of 8-12 hours a day. Any tips from successful fuge keepers? Do any of you turn...

I am looking to do something a little smaller and nicer for my fuge lighting and since I already have Radion XR15 G4 PRO's on the tank I have been looking at the freshwater version for my fuge. Anyone running them for a fuge light or should I take a look at other options like the AI or Kessil?

Hey everyone! I just wanted to post for everyone who has an AIO tank with a refugium. I was always using under powered lights just because of space limitations. Recently I purchased an SB REEF Lights Sprite Fuge and couldn't figure out how to use it because the mounts are either hanging or...

Let me start off by saying how glad I am that R2R exists and how helpful all members have been during my initial startup process. The first 2 paragraphs are background and tank info so you may skip reading. I have decided to finally get my 40B up and running so I have been slowly gathering...

so I’ve had my 150 gallon aquarium for more than two years now. But I wanted a reef tank I can put inverts in. I currently couldn’t put inverts in my 150 gallon reef because my Harlequin Tusk snacks on them (except the huge electric hermit). So I bought a 60 gallon cube. I also have never set up...

I’m sure this has been asked before, but I give up searching the forum for this. Is Ecotech going to release an algae grow light comparable to the Kessil H-series? I already have xr30’s over my display, and would like to stay consistent with brand. Plus it would be nice to reeflink it as well...

Hello Evereyone, I need a little help with settings for my 360 tuna sun that I have on my refugium. Not my fist choice for refugium light, but I basically got it for peanuts, and since it's a kick butt light, I want to make it work. Here are the facts...

I have finally made up my mind to start the process of upgrading my reef tank from cheap $55 petco non drilled tank because of the money pit that it has been with minimal success because of limitations of this tank. ive added all kinds of extra equipment to make up the differnce but this setup...

I am having some trouble with my macro algae growth I have chaeto & calaupra and the chaeto isn't growing and is slightly pale and I'm using 40 watt screw in cree led 2700k bulbs which aren't cutting it. Are these 14watt led bulbs on Amazon that have red blue and white let's for full spectrum...