ok, so I have a 20H gallon tank and a 5 and a half gallon tank.
The 20H is community tank.
The 5.5 will be the all plant tank soon.
As for lighting, I have the glass top with a 18" standard flourecent bulb in the 20H. For the 5.5, I have a plexiglass cover with standard fluorcent bulb. I bought a Brazilian Sword, so far, and I want to grow those "grass" looking plants, and most likely a few others that will grow in the 5.5, until I have enough to start distributing to the 20H. I went to the fish store and bought what they recommended me, a Power-Glo 18000K(says here its a T-8(not sure what that means), 15watt). But I think something is up, because I went to a different fish store and they recommended me a Flora-Glo which is a mere 2800K.
My question is, which one?? Or maybe something somewhere in-between.
Which light will give me the best plant growth with not to the extreme-plant-growth??
Thank you
-Antoni
The 20H is community tank.
The 5.5 will be the all plant tank soon.
As for lighting, I have the glass top with a 18" standard flourecent bulb in the 20H. For the 5.5, I have a plexiglass cover with standard fluorcent bulb. I bought a Brazilian Sword, so far, and I want to grow those "grass" looking plants, and most likely a few others that will grow in the 5.5, until I have enough to start distributing to the 20H. I went to the fish store and bought what they recommended me, a Power-Glo 18000K(says here its a T-8(not sure what that means), 15watt). But I think something is up, because I went to a different fish store and they recommended me a Flora-Glo which is a mere 2800K.
My question is, which one?? Or maybe something somewhere in-between.
Which light will give me the best plant growth with not to the extreme-plant-growth??
Thank you
-Antoni
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