Cheato Lighting

[marinelife]

Has anyone used this light.
I replaced the light over my sink with it.
It is a 6100K 275 Lumens
CRI :66

I got one to go over my sump to try and grow cheato. I now have two sections growing if this works

[jeremyreef]

never used that one. let us know how it does. where did you get that?

[marinelife]

Walmart: $15
Its nice over the sink, I will report back if it can grow cheato.

[chromiumlux]

I would say that is going to do just fine.

[marinelife]

This bulb seems to be working, I am getting some nice growth out of the Macro Algae. I have two over the tank and hope to add a third here soon to cover more of the tank.

[jeremyreef]

nice....i am going to pick one up next time im at wally

[jeremyreef]

also LEDs dont lose output for a really long time, so you shouldnt have to change them out every 6-8 months like fluorescents.

[marinelife]

20000 hours is the rating. So at the hours I have it on I should get 2.7 years out of them!

[jeremyreef]

how many hrs do you have them on (dont feel like math now)? :)

[marinelife]

Hehehe 20 hours but I may lower it some

[TechGuy40]

So? Good growth or what? I want to replace the Nova fixture over my cheato. 54W running 24/7, trying to lower my bills!

[TechGuy40]

Oh yeah, how many watts is it?

[marinelife]

3.5watt each bulb

[Sunshine]

I have a grow light on mine, it don't grow worth a crap.

[marinelife]

Mine is growing good under the LED light

[Sunshine]

Might have to look into that. Mine is the same size it was the day I got it. Which was almost a year ago.

[TechGuy40]

Might have to look into that. Mine is the same size it was the day I got it. Which was almost a year ago.

Your Chaeto, or your light? Kidding. What color is the chaeto?

[Sunshine]

Dark green on top, lighter green on bottom.