Sufficient ?

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  1. oceansurf

    oceansurf Purple Spiny Lobster

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    I have a T8 florescent tube. It is a 5000 K & 18 W high intensity plant lamp. Will this be sufficient for my 36 gallon plant tank ? The details that accompanied the light said it was.
     
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  2. skipro

    skipro Astrea Snail

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    I would say you might be able to grow low light plants. For what its worth you could build a 4 bulb t8 light for cheap. I just built 4x40w t8 for under $100.00 including bulbs. Each bulb rated at 10,300 lumens 6500k (who knows how accurate that is).
     
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  3. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    If you want anything but Anubias and Jave moss and Java fern, No.

    You will want at least 2 watts per gallon.
     
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