Would theses lightbulbs work?

[rebelyeller89]

I ran across these in my hardware store and was wondering what kind of aquarium, if any, these would work on. As in, would "blank" amount work for a 5 gallon saltwater or 20 gallon freshwater?

 

[Fishkeeper26]

As far as freshwater gos they wouldn't do much. They are 5000k so they wouldn't help a planted tank, you could certainly use them for lighting in a non-planted tank.

 

[rebelyeller89]

They had some different ones, what would I need for a planted tank, or a saltwater?

 

[Fishkeeper26]

Planted tanks need around 6500k

 

[Retired_AF]

Planted tanks need around 6500k

The newer technology is improving enough for LED's to start becoming viable options. Plants need 6500K and reefs needs something like a 10000K or 14000K. Research your needs and you can Google aquarium lights, LED aquarium lights or reef aquarium lights and find what you need according to your budget.

Good luck!