Refug. lighting?

[wjake]

What is the best (and most economical) refug. light for a 30 gallon cube. I have a compartment in the filter area I am converting.

 

[AquariumSchmo]

Is it an all-in-one with the filtration at the back like a BioCube? If so, the JBJ Nano Glo may be a good option. I haven't used it though; my refugium is in a sump below my tank. Also, if the tank is close to a wall, you could mount a light socket and use a LED daylight bulb in the right spectrum; that would probably be the most economical.

 

[york1]

On my biocube i use the INNOVATIVE MARINE CHAETOMAX led and it works great. On the fuge on my 90gal I use the Zetlight ES200 and love it. Zetlight also has a smaller version

 

[caesar]

On my biocube i use the INNOVATIVE MARINE CHAETOMAX led and it works great. On the fuge on my 90gal I use the Zetlight ES200 and love it. Zetlight also has a smaller version

do you have this in the middle chamber shooting thru the glass on the back?

 

[york1]

Yes on the middle chamber

 

[Smithhansen]

Yes on the middle chamber

Are you using the whole middle chamber for the fuge or just a part of it?

 

[Steve Burton]

I use one of these 10 watts on my 32 biocube, hangs on the back with zip ties shining in the top half of the middle chamber, I've got matrix in the bottom half
Look at this on eBay
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/122089819887

 

[york1]

Are you using the whole middle chamber for the fuge or just a part of it?

Yes the whole middle chamber

 

[dball711]

Pretty good and diverse responses, all should work fine. I'm using the JBJ Nano Glow on my 80g & 60g, both are all-in-ones and I harvest about a softball size of cheato bi-weekly. I've also had some pretty good luck with ebay lights like Steve mentioned and they are very inxepensive!