Lighting

[Matthew5664]

So being new to the game still lerning, Upgraded my lights for the plants from25W to 50W that give me 1.7W/G (UK) When buying the tube got one that had 14,000K on it and I'm not so sure what this meens and what it meeeens!!! Something to do with the intensity of the wavelengths??? can someone help please

 

[modernhamlet]

So being new to the game still lerning, Upgraded my lights for the plants from25W to 50W that give me 1.7W/G (UK) When buying the tube got one that had 14,000K on it and I'm not so sure what this meens and what it meeeens!!! Something to do with the intensity of the wavelengths??? can someone help please

K stands for Kelvin and is a measure of the color of the light. There are other variables at play, but plants generally do best with bulbs in the 5000K-7000K range. Your 14000K bulb is likely to be more useful on a saltwater reef tank.

 

[Matthew5664]

A-1583 Aqua-Glo Fluor. Aquarium Lamp - 60.96cm - T8


This is the light in question do you think I've been sole it to make money for the LFS

 

[littleimp]

Depends on how clued up your lfs is. Some of the lfs just don't know or don't have an aquarium specialist. I know this is wrong but it happens everywhere. I would take it back & exchange it. Do you have gro-lux tubes where you live?? These are a good plant growing T8 tube. Either that a full spectrum job will do the trick.