Can this light be used?

[tangyp]

I saw this normal (not made specially for plants) fluorescent light from Phillips and the specs say 6500K temperature and 36 watts.

Can I use this for aquarium plants? Trying to do a DIY light setup.

Thanks all!

[budak]

No problem with the light at all....

[tangyp]

[quote:3e42c29a6f="budak"]No problem with the light at all....[/quote:3e42c29a6f]

I was wondering because there's so much talk about colour temp, spectrum, etc. I know the temp is ok...at 6500K, but not sure about the other details. Anyway, thanks for your input.

[juggler]

[quote:50e555c4d7="tangyp"][quote:50e555c4d7="budak"]No problem with the light at all....[/quote:50e555c4d7]

I was wondering because there's so much talk about colour temp, spectrum, etc. I know the temp is ok...at 6500K, but not sure about the other details. Anyway, thanks for your input.[/quote:50e555c4d7]

I have been using such tubes since "day 2", the day after I stop using so-called aquarium lights. I don't notice any difference in plant growth.

Nowadays we even go for compact flourescents. They are shorter and pack the same wattage. Good for high-light requirement plants.