Was I fooled?
I am a newbie in planted tank and this is what happened 1 month ago.
I went to a LFS ('specialised' in planted stuffs) and asked for a PL light.
From what I gathered and read from the internet, I was always told that plants lighting requirements are measured by Watts per gallon.
I bought a 15 gallon curved front light from this LFS.
(This is not the first trip, he sort of knows me cos I bought plants from him before).
He seemed quite knowledgable in planted tanks and has show tank full of healthy plants.
I asked for a filter and light to match my tank. Telling the owner that I need to plant GLOSSO and highlight requirment plants.
I was recommended a HOB filter and a PL Clip on light (11W) and was told that it was sufficient.
He kept saying that Watts is not important but its the type of tube. A 11W PL is as good as a high wattage FLourescent and more than enough for my 15gallon tank. And was told not to believe the internet postings on the Watts per gallon 'myth'.
BUT It was not true.... I had to remove my 2x15watts flourescent lighting from another tank to add on to the incompetent clip on light later when I realised that what he told me was not quite true.
OK.. was what he said true or I was just too gullible?
I don't wish to distrust anyone who tried to give good advice but I felt I was fooled after so many comments that my lighting was insufficient.
~Chyrl~
向来如此便是对吗?
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