S stinger133 Feeder Fish MFK Member Sep 10, 2010 93 0 0 33 bloomsburg pa Jan 10, 2011 #1 i have a 5gal planted tank wat shud the watts b 4 the bulb?
S stinger133 Feeder Fish MFK Member Sep 10, 2010 93 0 0 33 bloomsburg pa Jan 10, 2011 #3 yeah i need no how many watts i shud use for my 5gal tank
jcardona1 Feeder Fish MFK Member Jun 5, 2007 11,491 40 0 41 South of Heaven Jan 10, 2011 #5 u shud use da bulbz dat turn on brite n m8ke ur plants grow fasturrrr
jcardona1 Feeder Fish MFK Member Jun 5, 2007 11,491 40 0 41 South of Heaven Jan 10, 2011 #6 But in all seriousness, what are you trying to achieve with the tank? low light plants, low tech setup?
But in all seriousness, what are you trying to achieve with the tank? low light plants, low tech setup?
chonhzilla Feeder Fish MFK Member Dec 26, 2007 1,970 1 0 Fresno CA Jan 10, 2011 #7 jcardona1;4781887; said: u shud use da bulbz dat turn on brite n m8ke ur plants grow fasturrrr Click to expand... LOL what a jerk. Like he said, it greatly depends one the type of setup you are aiming for. Like type of plants, foregrounds, backgrounds and so on....
jcardona1;4781887; said: u shud use da bulbz dat turn on brite n m8ke ur plants grow fasturrrr Click to expand... LOL what a jerk. Like he said, it greatly depends one the type of setup you are aiming for. Like type of plants, foregrounds, backgrounds and so on....
D drlower Feeder Fish MFK Member Dec 2, 2010 36 0 6 pittsburgh Jan 10, 2011 #8 it really does depend on what you want to grow. it also depends on if you use cfl, tube, t5, t8,t12? wattage is probably less important than k #. low light plants will grow with anything over about 3200, ideal would be 5000-6700.
it really does depend on what you want to grow. it also depends on if you use cfl, tube, t5, t8,t12? wattage is probably less important than k #. low light plants will grow with anything over about 3200, ideal would be 5000-6700.
S stinger133 Feeder Fish MFK Member Sep 10, 2010 93 0 0 33 bloomsburg pa Jan 10, 2011 #9 ha well obv im new to live plants...i have moss, kyoto, and a tropica fern..."peto plants" so im looking 4 what bulb suits the needs best
ha well obv im new to live plants...i have moss, kyoto, and a tropica fern..."peto plants" so im looking 4 what bulb suits the needs best
S stinger133 Feeder Fish MFK Member Sep 10, 2010 93 0 0 33 bloomsburg pa Jan 10, 2011 #10 ok thanx i think i no wat to get now ill tell how it goes