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Old 02-11-2006, 04:52 PM
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home depot sells a 23 and 27 watt 5700k "phillips daylight" screw in bulb. they are amazing for growing macros, i seriously trippled my growth in my fuge when i switched over.
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Old 02-11-2006, 05:16 PM
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Oh ya I forgot about thse lights there Willow
good call on them I have heard really good things about them towards growing algae....
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Yup, Chin Lee & I have also used them with very good results. i have 7 clip-on desk lights using the 27w Phillips Daylight bulbs ($12.99 for 2 @ HD right now) over my 160g fw planted tank & it works great, even for high light plants like red tiger lotus lilies.

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Petsmart has some of the aquagro lights running $8 to $20. May not be the cheapest but may be convenient.

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home depot sells a 23 and 27 watt 5700k "phillips daylight" screw in bulb. they are amazing for growing macros, i seriously trippled my growth in my fuge when i switched over.

How many bulbs would I need to get sufficient light on a 20 gallon fuge. 27 watts doesn't seem like very much light.
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How many bulbs would I need to get sufficient light on a 20 gallon fuge. 27 watts doesn't seem like very much light.
i use one 23 watt bulb over my 27 gallon fuge, seems like more than enough light , i also run lite 24/7.
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