symon_say
Fish Crazy
Hi
I just planted my first plant last night, i think is a cabomba, i get it for free in my LFS, but i'll be putting some more plants in, i have been reading a lot about plants, lights, C02, fertilizer and other things that might be needed, but i want a low tech low maintenance tank.
My confusion comes in the lights department, i have read 1 WPG is the minimun, so for my tank i need at least 2 28W fluorescent bulbs, but what i don't understand is what if i have LED's or HO lights, is those thing more important that the wattage of the bulb, for instance a fluorescent put more light per watt that and incandescent bulb, but you still have the same wattage, LED's put a lot more light per watt than the other 2, i think plants need light (lumen) and not watts, cause watts is to general for the purpose we are tying.
A question, are commercial fluorescent bulb any different from aquarium bulbs, cause i have seen a really price difference??
PS: I know nothing about plants, but a little more about Physics
I just planted my first plant last night, i think is a cabomba, i get it for free in my LFS, but i'll be putting some more plants in, i have been reading a lot about plants, lights, C02, fertilizer and other things that might be needed, but i want a low tech low maintenance tank.
My confusion comes in the lights department, i have read 1 WPG is the minimun, so for my tank i need at least 2 28W fluorescent bulbs, but what i don't understand is what if i have LED's or HO lights, is those thing more important that the wattage of the bulb, for instance a fluorescent put more light per watt that and incandescent bulb, but you still have the same wattage, LED's put a lot more light per watt than the other 2, i think plants need light (lumen) and not watts, cause watts is to general for the purpose we are tying.
A question, are commercial fluorescent bulb any different from aquarium bulbs, cause i have seen a really price difference??
PS: I know nothing about plants, but a little more about Physics