trojannemo
Fishaholic
well i'm in the process of setting up my tank to be more inclined to having plants. i tried to do the plant thing only with liquid nutrients (and barely at that) and of course it failed. so now i'm doing the full substrate, all the nutrients, and eventually CO2.
while looking at stuff, i found that there are these so-called "Plant Grow" bulbs for my T5-HO system. right now i have 2x 39W T5-HO 6700K bulbs, giving me 2WPG in my 38G tank but from what I have been told here, T5-HO light conversion would equal roughly 3WPG on the T12 standard for my tank? anyways, are these pink "Plant Grow" bulbs any better than my "full-spectrum" 6,700K bulbs? I like the idea of the bulb being less bright ('cause its pink?) but giving the same wattage (it's still 39W after all) but am i misunderstanding all of this? if it's the same wattage, why is it better for plant growth? or is it really?
any information on this will be greatly appreciated! thanks guys!
while looking at stuff, i found that there are these so-called "Plant Grow" bulbs for my T5-HO system. right now i have 2x 39W T5-HO 6700K bulbs, giving me 2WPG in my 38G tank but from what I have been told here, T5-HO light conversion would equal roughly 3WPG on the T12 standard for my tank? anyways, are these pink "Plant Grow" bulbs any better than my "full-spectrum" 6,700K bulbs? I like the idea of the bulb being less bright ('cause its pink?) but giving the same wattage (it's still 39W after all) but am i misunderstanding all of this? if it's the same wattage, why is it better for plant growth? or is it really?
any information on this will be greatly appreciated! thanks guys!
