the zoomed aquaglow light

i would go with Zoo Med's Tropic Sun bulb. It is 5500K and is a nice white light. I have these bulbs over my plant tank and the plants love them. In fact, my plants pearl the best under these bulbs. I think that most people around here would suggest the 5500K to 6700K colour temperatures for plant tanks. Another nice thing about these bulbs - they are the cheapest that Zoo Med makes. A 48" bulb is ~ $7.00 mail order.

You could also go with the Phillips ultra daylight tube. Home Depot sells them in bundles of 2 for $5.00. They are 6500K.

I have the zoo mend Flora Sun and I really like that..my plants seem to like it too..and my catfish seem to like the redish lite instead of brite white

i got zoo meds tropic sun too. works great. but I like my life-glo by hagen better (6700K). but its 3 times the price so my next bulb is a tropic sun.