drobbyb
Bowhead
So I figured I would try a new challenge for me: Plants, on the cheap. This of course leaves the question of lighting. The tank is 10 US gallons and I have made a light fixture using a double output standard screw in type adapter, a clamp lamp with the bell removed, and two 13 watt 6500k CFL's.
I'm unfamiliar with how the watts compare to florescent or LED lighting, but the lights are rated at 800 lumens each (of course, this is their rated output, actual output may be ± but most likely <800 lumens each). I have the lights about 2 inches above the water and the depth of the tank to the substrate is approximately 9 inches. I currently have red ludwigia and java fern for plants.
Is this going to be adequate lighting?
I'm unfamiliar with how the watts compare to florescent or LED lighting, but the lights are rated at 800 lumens each (of course, this is their rated output, actual output may be ± but most likely <800 lumens each). I have the lights about 2 inches above the water and the depth of the tank to the substrate is approximately 9 inches. I currently have red ludwigia and java fern for plants.
Is this going to be adequate lighting?
