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cam191919
01-31-2009, 3:36 PM
i bought a 29 gallon tank on CL and it came with lights for reptiles, even tho the guy i bought it from said he used it for reef :confused:

anyways the 2 lights in the hood are

Repti-Glo 36" 30W

Repti-Glo 8.0 UVB 36" 30W

also it came with a light that fits another hood i have on a 20 long

Life-Glo 24" 20W

i was curious if these lights could grow aquarium plants, and if so, what light level. thanks

Notophthalmus
01-31-2009, 3:59 PM
They probably will grow plants, just not as well as real plant bulbs. The only thing I would worry about is the UV level. UV is damaging to plant tissue and may cause some 'burning' if the exposure is high enough.

cam191919
01-31-2009, 4:01 PM
the UVB one states "for reptiles only" so ill definitly swap that one out