Name that plant

[fort384]

replacing just the bulb is not going to do much. Florescent bulbs of a fixed length and diameter have standard wattage. The only thing adjustable is the sprectrum (or more accurately, color temperature) but your bulb is fine for growing plants.

I would recommend getting a dual t8 fixture if you are looking for long term success with low and medium light plants. 15W over a 20 is barely adequate for most low light plants.

 

[kwandrsn]

So buying a higher watt bulb wouldn't help?

 

[fort384]

You cannot buy a higher watt bulb for that fixture. That is what I am saying. Fluorescents aren't like incandescents. Each fixture holds a specific wattage bulb.

 

[kwandrsn]

Ok I see. I can't buy a higher wattage. Any suggestions on brand and where to buy a dual bulb fixture. And that would give me 30 Watts right

 

[kwandrsn]

Or an incandescent fixture. I remember my mom having one that had two bulbs that screwed into it.

 

[fort384]

If you bought a dual T8 fixture, it would be 30 watts.

You can pick up just about any dual t8 fixture from most LFSs.

 

[Hholly]

Amazon.com has good deals on lights.

 

[fort384]

Yes, good call. I am sure you could find a good deal on a dual t8 on Amazon.

If you want to get into medium/high light, consider a dual t5ho fixture... but it will require some additional fertilization and perhaps CO2 or glutaraldehyde supplementation for long term success.

 

[kwandrsn]

Ok all that sound complicated. Lol

 

[kwandrsn]

Having trouble finding a dual t8 fixture

 

[kwandrsn]

Hers what it looks like

 

[kwandrsn]

Was told it isn't mondo grass just don't know what though.

 

[fort384]

sure looks like a variant of it to me. Does not look like an aquatic plant with that woody stem.

 

[Rivercats]

Here's mondo grass when it's put under water and when grown on land. Notice it says "bog plant". I have it growing in my yard and trust me what you have is Mondo grass.
Florida Aquatic Nurseries - Aquarium Plant - Ophiopogon japoncia ( Mondo Grass )

 

[kwandrsn]

I'll take your word for it. Just when I looked up mondo grass it looks like all the blades start at the base. Whereas this one the blade are coming off the stalk.

 

[Rivercats]

Most true water plants with the exception of anubias fall over and can't hold themselves upright when taken out of water. Land/bog plants on the other hand can stay in an upright position when taken out of water. Looks like those stems can hold themselves upright out of water, am I correct? If so it is a type of bog plant not a true aquatic plant.

 

[kwandrsn]

Yes the could stand up on their own.

 

[kwandrsn]

I'm going to buy something else in its place. Someone said something about a plant that closes up in the dark and opens up when you turn the lights on?

 

[Rivercats]

Did it look like a little palm when you first got it? Stiff stems with little grassy type leaves going up the stem? If so that is probably a Bella palm, think that is the correct name. They often sell them as aquatic plants and they aren't.

 

[kwandrsn]

Yes that's what it looked like