earhtmother
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Basic introductory info, I am in Canada in a small town an hours drive from anything resembling a largish fish store and then only big box ones (Pet Smart & Big Als)so any bulbs I need will be hardware store buys.
I have an assortment of lights collected with various aquariums over the years - most are T8s, a couple of T5s and a couple of newer LEDs. I have a purple thumb where aquarium plants are concerned so I usually stick to silk or plastic. I am trying live plants once again - mainly because they are attached to my driftwood [emoji854] so I'm looking for basic lighting info. There will be no ferts or CO2 involved and only gravel as substrate. All I am looking for right now is how I tell which lights would be better to to use on *plant* tanks & which on non plant tanks? How do I tell which bulbs are which, both in the box and on the bulb if it has no box?
I have an assortment of lights collected with various aquariums over the years - most are T8s, a couple of T5s and a couple of newer LEDs. I have a purple thumb where aquarium plants are concerned so I usually stick to silk or plastic. I am trying live plants once again - mainly because they are attached to my driftwood [emoji854] so I'm looking for basic lighting info. There will be no ferts or CO2 involved and only gravel as substrate. All I am looking for right now is how I tell which lights would be better to to use on *plant* tanks & which on non plant tanks? How do I tell which bulbs are which, both in the box and on the bulb if it has no box?