So I've been told

[Emac909]

So I've been told that red and blue combo led lights don't grow chaeto on another forum. That the experts say 6500k is the best light for growing chaeto. Well if that's the case then what in the hell am I using my hydroponic grow light to grow chaeto for! I should be using it to grow money. O wait if I'm growing chaeto with it then maybe.......... Just maybe red/blue combo led can grow chaeto. Maybe u guys/gals can be the judge. Cause other people across the country/globe seem to think it can't be done.

Ok, so earlier today I just pulled most of the chaeto out of my fuge. I do this at least once a month. Here's what I pulled out today

Does that look like red/blue LEDs can grow algae?
Here's what my fuge looks like now.

And for u that don't believe it's a full bucket here u go
https://vimeo.com/136785293

 

[LAreefguy]

I'm gunna go with a ya


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[pgr11]

Im with you brother. I have a red and blue led light in my sump too and it grows chaeto the same way

 

[BeanMachine]

Plus 3.

 

[Smite]

Amazing. What lights are you guys running? Dyi?

 

[Fly5150]

What kind of light is it?


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[Emac909]

This is what I'm using

 

[peter]

Wow your chaeto looks nice, do you tumble it? I always thought the red spectrum was better for photosynthetic plants...

 

[REEFERDUDE562]

how many hours you have the light on for in your fuge ?

 

[lowbudget]

you got some fugly toes man.

 

[lowbudget]

and why are you throwing away money

 

[mark.a.smith405]

180 watts daaaaaang

 

[rayray]

Summary: very intense weed grow lights can also grow sea macroalgae

& Lowbudget is right, i feel your bunion staring at me.

 

[Bouncingsoul393]

Thanks for sharing. That is a ton of watts for a fuge, I'm wondering if it's not so much the spectrum/color as it is sheer force of light intensity in this case? I'm thinking a low wattage (20-40 watts) fuge light of all red/blue would not work as well. Would be an interesting experiment. People do get hung up on spectrums but it seems like intensity can be an overriding factor?

 

[Emac909]

how many hours you have the light on for in your fuge ?

24

you got some fugly toes man.

Well at least there not painted pink.


Anymore! Dam kids paint my toes while I sleep

and why are you throwing away money

Cause I live to far from the buyers and it's not worth the drive.

Wow your chaeto looks nice, do you tumble it? I always thought the red spectrum was better for photosynthetic plants...

No tumble. I found when it tumbles it breaks up and then goes into my tank and my dam tangs eat it. Then they poop out white hair ball looking craps.

Summary: very intense weed grow lights can also grow sea macroalgae

& Lowbudget is right, i feel your bunion staring at me.

Them be some work mans feet. Not like the girls feet u pampered up p****s have

 

[Emac909]

Thanks for sharing. That is a ton of watts for a fuge, I'm wondering if it's not so much the spectrum/color as it is sheer force of light intensity in this case? I'm thinking a low wattage (20-40 watts) fuge light of all red/blue would not work as well. Would be an interesting experiment. People do get hung up on spectrums but it seems like intensity can be an overriding factor?

Yea I thought that too. But hey it's still red/blue

 

[pgr11]

Thanks for sharing. That is a ton of watts for a fuge, I'm wondering if it's not so much the spectrum/color as it is sheer force of light intensity in this case? I'm thinking a low wattage (20-40 watts) fuge light of all red/blue would not work as well. Would be an interesting experiment. People do get hung up on spectrums but it seems like intensity can be an overriding factor?

I think mine is only 25 or 35 watts and grows a ton

Yea I thought that too. But hey it's still red/blue

 

[Emac909]

5 day after ripping most of the chaeto out and it's starting to fill backup