Do you think a 96 watt, 7,000k compact flourescent will be enough to keep plants alive in my 40 gallon tank? i'm building a bog/marsh for my spotted turtles and want to incorporate a few plants and make the tank come alive!
JJ
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COmpact flourescent lighting req
JJ
Jan 27, 2006 02:05 AM
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Luis
Jan 27, 2006 02:16 PM
Thats a little over 2 watts per gallon . The rule of thumb is min 2 watts per gallon for aquatic plants for non aquatic thats plenty and you will get good fast growth.
Plants that grow half submerged or not submerged grow like a weed with that light.
By the way 5,600 to 8,000 k is great for plants so 7,000 is great. I use 6,500 in my planted tank and they do great.
