Anyway to increase lighting?

I guess I didn't phrase myself correct. But thanks for pointing it out. I know a bit if the wattage rule since I've been reading so many posts about it. What I'm really confused about is the Daylights, Plant lights and stuff. Like the coloring and temperature.

I know that certain plants do well in the 1.5W range which would be the low light plants, 2.5W - 3W the medium light plants and 3.5W and up, the high light plants.

What gets to me is what color and temperature range am I looking for.

Yeah I have Cardinals, Glowlights and Tetras that look great with purplish color lights, which I guess are a high color range like those 10000k bulbs, but I'm more concerned for the plants and their growth developement. I'm willing to sacrifice the nice fish glowing.

The wattage part I got, but is the temperature and color of the bulb also a big factor in selecting what I'm aiming for as far as the growth potential of the plants.

Sorry if I sound too confused.
 
deeplove said:
What gets to me is what color and temperature range am I looking for.

Yeah I have Cardinals, Glowlights and Tetras that look great with purplish color lights, which I guess are a high color range like those 10000k bulbs, but I'm more concerned for the plants and their growth developement. I'm willing to sacrifice the nice fish glowing.

The wattage part I got, but is the temperature and color of the bulb also a big factor in selecting what I'm aiming for as far as the growth potential of the plants.

Sorry if I sound too confused.

Luckily, you don't have to sacrifice looks for your plants.

Any plant will do fine with daylight (6,500-6,700k), 10,000k, Gro-Lux, or even warm light. If there is any benefit for using a Gro-Lux over a daylight bulb it is very minimal and you probably can't tell the difference (I didn't).

That's why I said the top priority in choosing the lights is how it looks to you, because the plants won't care.
 
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