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Permalink Reply by kmt on December 1, 2011 at 12:05am

 

I have a standard 2 bulb light strip that came with the tank.  Currently there is what looks like a standard bulb that come with the light fixture and some kind of blue strip bulb that makes the water look cool but not sure what that is doing for my plants.  I got this tank used.  Sorry I really don't know much about lights.

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Permalink Reply by Hmoobthor on December 1, 2011 at 1:08pm

whats ur current light setup?

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Permalink Reply by kmt on December 3, 2011 at 12:25am

Great info/help as always fishtanktv people.

One flourescent bulb (the light is blue) reads: 

Marine Glo 48"/119.94cm 40w

The second flourescent bulb reads:

Life Glo 48"/119.94cm 40w

I don't see any #####K on it unless I have to take out the bulb and look in a different spot.

These bulbs are at least 3 years old.

The only other plants I plan on adding are jungle val and maybe an amazon sword.

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Permalink Reply by kmt on December 6, 2011 at 8:50pm

Turns out my bulbs are over 4 years old.  No wonder the only thing that grow is java fern.

I was looking at flora glo but it says it is 2800k for a 40 watt.

Not sure which would be better

2 new flora glo or 2 new life-glo?

On the Hagen site it seems the flora-glo is made for planted aquariums.

I'm wondering what the 2800k or the higher k value is better for plants?

Seems like the k refers to spectrum?

Anyways I need new lights soon because my val is pale green and even the java moss is turning pale green.

Can't be ferts?  I dirted the tank last Tuesday and did 80% water changes 4 times over a week.

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