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Title: Is light strong enough?
Post by: elk on April 23, 2009, 06:00:05 PM

Is this bulb good enough to grow plants in a 29g bowfront.

Reptiglo 10.0% uvb and 33% uva 15w
It was a spare when I had lizards,very bright.
Expensive too cost 45.00

Thanks for any input

Title: Re: Is light strong enough?
Post by: Funkmotor on April 24, 2009, 02:05:31 AM

15 Watts? No. That's about 1/2 a watt per gallon...and though the watts-per-gallon rule is pretty rough, you still won't have anywhere near enough light off that.

You would be better off getting proper lights. That's my nickel.

OVAS

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