Need 24" Fluorescent bulb Suggestion for Plants

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fltcrew21

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We bought my daughter the Aqueon 36g bow front for Christmas. It is cycled and the fish are good. We planted about 8 plants and they are not thriving.

Aqueon describes the included bulb as, "24" 17-watt T8 full spectrum fluorescent lamp"

I don't know what Full Spectrum means. I really don't know anything about lighting or jargon used to describe it.

We aren't looking to upgrade the hood and light fixture right now.

Is there a bulb that I should think about replacing this standard bulb with?

My only desire is to get the best plant growing light I can muster out of this single bulb fluorescent hood. :facepalm:


Thanks
 
Mixed reviews

Thanks for the tip. Gets very mixed reviews on Amazon.

Anyone else have experience with this or can they recommend something different?

Either in a LFS or a hardware store even?
 
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