Dual 32 watt T8 fluorescent lighting
So im going to set up a dirted 20 gallon long (30x12x12) soon and i went to lowes to get a lighting fixture, the best one i could find was $12 and its 4 feet long, (its a foot to long but it was a steal...) it takes 2 T8 lights, the 2 lights i got for it are T8 fluorescent 'sunshine f32' light output of 2800 lumens, color temp is 5000k, cri of 86, is this lighting alright for a dirted heavy planted tank? ive never bought lights like this for an aquarium before, i always got crap from petco or petsmart like zoo med flora suns which have a pinkish glow, but these fluorescents are just white.
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Permalink Reply by Breezer on
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yeah should be fine. the 5000k is the right spectrum for your plants. not sure about the amount of lumens but it should work.
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Permalink Reply by Mr Meseeks on
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ok thanks, another question though, since its 2 4 ft long 32 watt lights thats 64 watts on a 20 gallon aquarium, would that be considerd high light or is that beyond high light and is gunna cause massive algae blooms?
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