Tunze Refugium Plant Growth LED

What is Tunze Refugium Plant Growth LED?

The Tunze Refugium Plant Growth LED is a fantastic choice for algae cultivation in marine refuges or plant growth in freshwater basins. This LED combines both attributes "eco" and "chic" into a highly effective, perfectly designed aquarium illumination. In seawater, Chaetomorpha algae are an excellent economical and easy alternative to many chemicals or resins to eliminate nitrates and phosphates from the aquatic biotope. Thus, it is absolutely sufficient to harvest a handful of algae from time to time to maintain the biological balance in the aquarium. For this purpose, Tunze has developed a special LED that effectively promotes algae resp. plant growth in any filter or plant basin with its light spectrum.

Key Features:

• Spectrum especially suitable for refuge and basin for algae growth in seawater and plant growth in freshwater
• Can be used in the air and underwater
• Permanent underwater operation relieves the pressure on the aquarium heater
• Avoids light reflections used underwater
• Efficient lighting source
• Extra-low safety voltage ensures risk-free underwater use
• Overheating protection to ensure suitable performance

What are the benefits of the Tunze Refugium Plant Growth LED?

The eco chic LED lights with protection class IP 68 operate permanently in the air but also under water. The special manufacturing process doesn't just guarantee the water resistance, it also enables the permanent underwater operation which also relieves the pressure on the aquarium heater. This underwater lighting avoids light reflections on the water surface making the lighting source even more efficient. An immersion depth here of 1 to 2 cm (.4" - .8") is more than adequate. A compact housing has been developed using the latest components. This can be attached flexibly using the Magnet Holder. Operation with extra-low safety voltage ensures risk-free underwater use without electrical losses. The built-in overheating protection as a safety function ensures that the performance of the lamps is gradually reduced from 9W to 7W at temperatures of approx. 25C (77F).