Can I get better bulbs?

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h8z2luze

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Can I get more "clear" bulbs for the hood I have on my 10G its the one from walmart it has the 2 small screw in bulbs. They sell "grow" bulbs from wal mart but I dont want to start producing algae lol. The ones I have now areclear but they just look yellow....
 
look at the color rating on the bulbs you have. The lower the number, the more yellow the visible color will be.

For instance, 3200K is yellower than 6700k, and 6700K is yellower than 10,000K, etc.

Changing the color a bit won't affect you too much in terms of algae as long as you stay around the same wattage.
 
i would just use the cfl bulbs. walmart sells the 6500k daylight bulbs. small 13w or lower would be great for a 10 gallon.
 
i got the lighting of america 10W florescent bulbs and they brightened it up a lot.
 
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