I was just having a conversation with my mother about aquarium lights and she mentioned to me that these 13w 5000k daylight screw-in CFL bulbs ACTUALLY give 60w of light EACH.
I have TWO of these on my planted 10g. do i have 12WPG?!!? I've recently had a small outbreak of cladophora and staghorn algae... is this whats causing it? Does anyone know much about the CFL bulbs for growing aquarium plants?
Also, If i were to transfer my plants into my 40g, would i only need these 2 cfl bulbs to grow my plants? I have red cabomba, java moss, ludwigia, wisteria, moneywort, and cardamine, all of which are exploding in my 10g (not enough room for them anymore!)
I have TWO of these on my planted 10g. do i have 12WPG?!!? I've recently had a small outbreak of cladophora and staghorn algae... is this whats causing it? Does anyone know much about the CFL bulbs for growing aquarium plants?
Also, If i were to transfer my plants into my 40g, would i only need these 2 cfl bulbs to grow my plants? I have red cabomba, java moss, ludwigia, wisteria, moneywort, and cardamine, all of which are exploding in my 10g (not enough room for them anymore!)