Suggestion for refugium lighting

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That pic was taken feb 16.
11 days.
This is today.
Its not the same angle. But its much more full now.
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Saw you have a 20l sump. I will be using the same. What is the size of the refugium section and is it effective
 

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Saw you have a 20l sump. I will be using the same. What is the size of the refugium section and is it effective
My refugium section is 9.5inches wide.

I would think it's effective. It's growing my chaeto. But I am still on 9 month in this thing and just restarted my refugium last month cause I had to dose vibrant.

My primary focus for the refugium is to get pods. Cause I want mandarin.
 

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+1 on the Tunze. Love mine too. The magnetic mount makes it super pratical to place whereever you want -- literally on top of the chaeto (slightly submerged) in my case.
 

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My refugium section is 9.5inches wide.

I would think it's effective. It's growing my chaeto. But I am still on 9 month in this thing and just restarted my refugium last month cause I had to dose vibrant.

My primary focus for the refugium is to get pods. Cause I want mandarin.
If it’s no trouble can you send a pic/vid of the whole sump. I’m currently in the process of soon starting my first saltwater tank. 40b/20l. Would like to get some ideas
 

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If it’s no trouble can you send a pic/vid of the whole sump. I’m currently in the process of soon starting my first saltwater tank. 40b/20l. Would like to get some ideas
Hey, welcome to the 40 breeder club. Check out my build page. This is the post of the sump.

 

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How deep is your water?
I have a modified emerald 34 sump. The first chamber is where I keep the fuge. I use miracle mud, so the bottom is taken up by trays, so there's about 6" of water above the trays. Before I used miracle mud, the whole chamber was filled with chaeto and the H160 had no problems lighting the chamber.
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Here's my fuge tonight after I pulled a majority of the chaeto out.
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This is what I threw out after two weeks of growth. This is a 32g brute can and the chaeto is dense (about 5" to 6" thick). I only keep a small portion each time I trim the chaeto. The other factor with macro algae growth is trace elements.
 

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