Lighting questions?

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I could be wrong but I don't think their is any aquarium plant that "requires" low lighting. It's just that it will grow under low light. To answer your question yes, plants that grow well in low light would be fine in moderate to higher lighting.
 
If a plant requires low lighting, would it still do well in moderate-to-high lighting?

It depends. High light will not kill any plant to my knowledge however if it has more light than it can use it can get covered in algae and then die.
 
It depends. High light will not kill any plant to my knowledge however if it has more light than it can use it can get covered in algae and then die.

Yes, I should have mentioned that. For example if anubias is kept in high light you better make sure it is shaded by floating plants or a larger plant or it will become an algae factory in direct light because of how slow growing it is.
 
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