PL vs Flourescent, Lamp, FL Options

[CHLeong]

Hi bro,
I am kind of confuse by many who has been using the term "PL" as Plant Light. To me PL is a model offer by both Oscram and Philips for their compact fluorescent lighting. PL lights is still fluorescent lights and can be bought from lighting shops.
Generally there are 3 common types of fluorescent tube, Daylight, Cool white and warm white (not including other colour and UV tubes). Each has a different colour spectrum and temp. Warm white and cool white cannot be used for planted tank or to start green water, except Daylight
Daylight flurosecent which has 6500K is good for both green water and planted tank and they can be bought cheaply from any electrical shop or departmental stores. Personally, i have successfully kept planted tanks with just normal "Daylight" FL. See attach pictures.





I stand to be corrected.

[The Matrix]

yup u r correct. funny hor, sometime horrifying to know many newbies got chop.

now technology high high ... shorter PL can give high power output than the normal straight FL mah and even better color rendering. PLC, PLD, PLT, PLL, PLQ, PLS, PML ... so many types out there.