Gooseneck for Sump

[Reefomeez]

I need a gooseneck lamp for my fuge light. Anyone have any recommendations? The only one I've seen so far that I think would work is one by BoostLED.

 

[Igarc009]

Yeah there are a couple on amazon

 

[Reefomeez]

Yeah there are a couple on amazon

I looked but I don't like the clip on style. I don't think they'd hole the weight of an LED bulb and not fall into the sump.

 

[Igarc009]

I think oc reef had some, I have the boost led ones and they work great.

 

[Reefomeez]

I think oc reef had some, I have the boost led ones and they work great.

I think I'll just order the boost led one then.

Do you use it for your fuge or display? If the fuge, what bulb are you using?

 

[solitude127]

I got a Par 38 bulb from costco but it seemed to focused of a light for a fuge. If I had to light a fuge again, I'd use a BR38 bulb. Broader spread of lights and not as focused as the PAR bulbs.

 

[Reefomeez]

I got a Par 38 bulb from costco but it seemed to focused of a light for a fuge. If I had to light a fuge again, I'd use a BR38 bulb. Broader spread of lights and not as focused as the PAR bulbs.

You'd use a BR38 LED light? What's the difference between BR38 and PAR38?

 

[solitude127]

PAR bulbs are more focused and BR bulbs have a wider light spread. If your PAR bulb is a 12" above the fuge then it will be great but mine was only 4" - 6" above and it burned a lot of my chaeto on top

 

[solitude127]

http://greentopics.blogspot.com/2012/11/par-vs-br-bulbs-whats-difference-green.html

 

[Reefomeez]

PAR bulbs are more focused and BR bulbs have a wider light spread. If your PAR bulb is a 12" above the fuge then it will be great but mine was only 4" - 6" above and it burned a lot of my chaeto on top

Okay, mine will also be close so I'll look at those. Any recommendations for spectrum? All I can find so far is 2700, 3000, 5000 K.

 

[solitude127]

5K is perfect for macro algae

 

[solitude127]

Costco has BR38 bulbs but I think only in 2700 k.

 

[newtothis]

Why dont you mount the bulb with a socket. Or you can run some wires thru a 3/4 loc line with a socket then yoy be able to adjust as you like. I use the leds from HD BR38 n have tried the par38 from lowes too. Just make sure to get the daylight spectrum.

 

[ep3n3wp]

I just use a clamp on fixture with a 19.5 watt Par38 led bulb and cheato grows crazy!! Ask jerry (campge) I got him the same bulb as mine...

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[Reefomeez]

I just use a clamp on fixture with a 19.5 watt Par38 led bulb and cheato grows crazy!! Ask jerry (campge) I got him the same bulb as mine...

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What clamp on fixture? From where? How much? Pics?

 

[ep3n3wp]

What clamp on fixture? From where? How much? Pics?

Just the cheapo home depot metal one... They like 5 bucks

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[ep3n3wp]

Maybe 10

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[Reefomeez]

Maybe 10

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Oh gotcha, I have two...won't work with the space I have.

 

[solitude127]

What if you took the reflector off of those HD clamp fixtures and then just hung the light from the bottom of your stand with an eye hook? That's how I had mind setup.

 

[Reefomeez]

What if you took the reflector off of those HD clamp fixtures and then just hung the light from the bottom of your stand with an eye hook? That's how I had mind setup.

It's still too high. My manifold will block a lot of the light down to the fuge. Everything is a tight fit down there.