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Need help determining if office desk light is suitable for planted tank

azawaza

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I have an office desk light which seats about 40 cm above my desk.

It has a T5 18W bulb.

I have space for a tank of the following dimensions: 36 x 26 x 22 cm.

Will the light be suitable for a low-tech tank?

(Apologies if this post reads out like a GCE O-levels Maths question haha!)
 
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So, this means that wattage don't matter and that distance from light would increase or decrease your low/high 'techness'?
 
For me this means one T8 will be low light till 9-10 inches above substrate or less. (assuming it covers the tank more or less)

Thanks for the explanation :)

Sadly, this means a no-go for another office project I’ve in mind. Suicide is going no CO2 with high lights :p
 
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