The new JBJ Macro-Glo refugium light
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Refugiums are a very popular method for nutrient export and while most of us use a less energy efficient lighting the Macro Glo refgium light would love to reside down in your refuge. The light is 5x the brightness of a traditional incandescent lamp, lasting up to 8000 hours and producing less heat to boot. The light comes in either 15 ($39.99) and 25 ($49.99) watt versions with a convenient 360 degree turning radius that allows your refugium to get optimal lighting. Clamps make it easy to attach to your refugium and these have now begun to ship from retailers.
This is a great idea, and something that should’ve come out a long time ago. They look a heck of a lot cleaner than a clamp light from Lowes or HD…
June 19th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
I’m waiting on their new Nano-glo light for the smaller refuge.
http://www.jbjlighting.com/prod-nano-glo.html
June 19th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
For the reefer looking for a clean under tank look or even a refugium in the open, this is great. I’ve noticed how many of us reefers forget the aesthetics as we jam more and more in a confined space. Not a bad price either, a nice Father’s Day gift
June 19th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
Looks like Brian is fishing for a present! The macro-glo is definitely a cut above the LOA (lights of america) fixtures many of used back in the day.
June 19th, 2009 at 6:32 pm
Not so sure. If this thing isn’t really well built, I wouldn’t want it teetering over my tank water. There are too many moving parts, and JBJ (in my experience) isn’t always about quality construction. Hopefully someone who owns one will chime in since it otherwise looks promising…
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:23 pm
FWIW: Everytime I see someone with a hardware store clip on lamp over their fuge, it makes me cringe. The screw and bolt on those ball and socket brackets routinely fell apart when we used them in college. I ditch the clip on part and securely fasten the cord (with redundancy) to the ceiling of my stand…
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:28 pm
Just got one. See those metal bolts/nuts in the photo? Not there. Plastic… which would be fine, except the tightness of the joints isn’t enough to hold the thing in position. Tighted one plastic bolt about 1/2 a turn and it snapped in half.
Looks ok, but construction quality is pretty low.
I replaced my plastic fasteners with stainless. Much happier now, probably wouldn’t buy again.
June 26th, 2009 at 3:16 pm