Now, i'm not calling SteveT's products into question, I want to get that out there right away. I'm sure that this gentleman offers great products as so many people on here recommend them.

My question is about how well the refugium lights that he offers work for growing chaeto.

after lots of reading on this site, i've come up with a plan for filtration on my BC14 that seems to have worked for a lot of people, Chemi-Pure and Chaeto.


I'm just not sure about running SteveT's lights in the tank because of the possibility of adding excess heat and the fact that I don't know how much light it will add to make the Chaeto grow.

Again, i'm not calling into question the quality, but rather asking 'how well will it work for what i need?'

Oh, and anybody know if this gentleman ships to Canada? chances are i'll need to pick up a fish saver at the same time

I couldn't ever get them to grow the algae very well actually. I was excited to be able to turn off the florescent I had in the back because it leaks a lot of light. So I ran the in tank lights for a little over a month and didn't get any significant growth, turned the florescent on instead a couple weeks ago, and the chaeto doubled in size since. He does ship to Canada, and the media basket and fuge for my bc29 were top notch.

I have his media rack and the same fuge lights in my BC-14, it works great. I have to prune my chaeto every month or so. It my opinion both are a great investment!

I have to tell you that stevie's products are superior to other racks. As for the lights, he doesn't make them he just buys them(I think). I'll get him in here.

the lights that he sells are from a company called Alpine Corporation though you can order them staight from the factory without being a vendor i thought i would put it out there. I dont kow the price and i would imagine that stevie give a great price probably lower than the factory.
http://www.alpine4u.com/FountainLights.html

alrighty then... what about using undercabinet lighting or something like that and securing it inside the hood above chamber 2... any ideas?

There are many options for fuge lighting. Some will work better than others. Personally crazy growth seems like a lot of maintenance. These lights support my products. They are a way to offer customers cheap and effective lighting without scraping paint or going to another vendor. They will save you on shipping costs.

I do not make these lights I am just the middle man. But I will pack them better than the vendor There is a huge risk of them coming in broken from other areas they just don't care to look over the crappy Chinese bulb touching bulb packing.

The lights do not have a large heat issue. They may input a small amount but nothing that you will have to worry about.

Again they are just supporting my products, there are 'better' options out there but they involve more investment and more labor. I personally make 18 out of the 20 products I currently sell. I do not profit much on the lights but they do help in the overall media rack setup and that is why I sell them.

Please let me know if you have any other questions.



interesting. Not where I get them but they look the same. I am believe I get them from where Alpine does, and we all get them from China. Thanks for the link , my current vendor has some communication issues maybe I will give them a try.

inTank makes better lights. Screw StevieT's crap

^When are you guys getting them instock?

lol

InTank is one and the same as StevieT

well I have some, but the store will be open again very soon for that product.

I've got one of his lights. Love it, stuff grows great, no heat issues. Now stop cryin and buy one.


Nuff said.

Just bought the double submersible lights! I'm excited!

Steve,

Are you going to produce a media basket for the NC12dx anytime soon? I can guarantee at least one order...

+1....make that two orders

Dredging up an old topic but...

I just got the single sub. light... And I was wondering if I should run it the way it is, or the the red bulb cover? Isn't red light best for plant growth?

Use the clear

Anyone have the dimensions for the media rack for a BC14? I've got some spare plexiglass I want to try and make my own.

I'll be finding out, just got mine the other day

InTank will make a quality one for you for a good price. If time is money as it is for me, it's not worth trying to make your own.

I use it, it's great, intank wouldn't sell it if it didn't work.

damn. $20 shipping on a $15 light?

I've been noticing these LED style submersible lights around the net. Looks like more light for the same or less heat/power.
A different version
Or twice the size
Probably little output, but on the cheap.

International shipping

i have 2 of thoes (the first link) in my ac110 fuge. cheato is getting browner by the day....

so has anyone had a successful inTank fuge basket with the single submergible light? if so, are you keeping it on 24/7? are you submerging it or letting it hover over the cheato? are you guys leaving the back chamber open so heat wont build up and maybe kill the cheato?

thanks in advance

Chaeto does grow using the submersible lights, but maybe not to the degree that you would want to make the most out of a refugium in a small area. IMO, it is better to use one of the CF light mods that mount to the back glass. The better lighting you provide, the better nutrient export you will get. Macroalgae growth is a sign of this, so a well lit fuge is important. While more regular trimmings will be necessary, it is a sign that your fuge is working for the reasons you added one in the first place.

Better yet, skip the fuge in the rear chamber and add some display macroalgae. Many are just as beautiful as coral. You could then get one of inTank's media baskets for floss and whatever chemical media you wish to use.

Yes, I have been using a single submergible light for about a month now. Cheato seems to be growing at a steady rate.

I keep mine on 24/7.

I push the light into the cheato, so its kinda in the midle of the ball.

Any heat the light does produce doesnt seem to be affecting the cheato.

I also keep mine on 24/7, chaeto growing very well, light in the middle of the ball. It MUST be submerged, its a halogen bulb, needs to be in water to be properly cooled. I've not noticed any temperature increase using it though. the cover on it is glass, so be careful removing/replacing it, I broke mine the day I got it due to my own ham-handedness. Its also on VERY tight, tough to remove, but worth it for what you get.

I use it, not sure how well it's working, but chaeto isn't dying. Heat I thought might be an issue too, but it seems like it's ok for now.

cheap ebay led lights are a waste of money. most things on ebay are that way lately....ebay has gone downhill it seems...lots of people selling products they don't know/care about to make a quick buck...sorry dealing with my own ebay issues now...apparently if a light fixture comes in broken and missing parts that is the shipping companies fault.

i have 2 of the last version of those leds, when they were over my HOB fuge, my chaeto did plump up, even started growing red slime over the chaeto and coralline on the parts of the fuge.. fine for me for a few bucks

Got the intank media rack with one submersible light and my cheato is doing fine. I run my fuge light when I turn off my display lights. Just out of curiousity what is your water level at in the 3rd chamber for those who run the media rack/fuge light?

what tank? I make media baskets for 7 different AIOs

bc14

Just bought this submersible LED light (meant for a betta tank) from an LFS.. only paid $13. We'll see how well it works.

Marina Betta Kit LED Lights
http://www.hagen.com/canada/english/aquati...=01134160011101

http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/prod/245420/product.web

I have the intank media rack with the intank light on my BC8. fuge light runs 24/7. I cant say I have had to remove any cheato but it is definatly growing. I rotate the cheato every time i do a water change.

Also no noticable heat increase with this set up. I say get it the rack and light are both quality products and Steve is great answers all questions quickly and was very friendly.

I run Stevie's light in the middle chamber of my NC12DX. I leave it on 24/7 and the chaeto is growing pretty well. I swirl it around every now and then to expose different parts of the "ball" to the brightest light. I didn't want an external light hanging off my tank, so this turned out to be a good solution. My goal was to grow chaeto and that's what's happening. Heat has not been an issue.

Now if only StevieT could invent something that kills bryopsis....

80% of my chaeto didn't make it...i guess i will try it on 24/7...

Alot of the people commenting on heat have a larger tank (relatively speaking haha). I have a 5 g with an AC mod and hate the look of the lighting hanging on the back plus the spill over into the tank it creates. I was wondering if this would produce too much heat for such a small tank or I would be good to go?

I purchased these and was not impressed. I put them in during my tank leak/flow/heat testing and one of them leaked and filled with water. When I took it out to try to figure out a way to seal it I accidentally dropped it and it shattered. Ended up just doing the DIY Fuge Light