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10 watts over a 5 gallon tank is extremely low light, probably suitable for only mosses and anubias.

anything above 5000 kelvins is good for plants. It's difficult to find 6500k CFL bulbs.
 

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K or kelvin rating is the color temperature, a higher color temperature is favored because it looks nicer, basically.

10 watts is probably barely enough for hygro and dwarf hair grass, 13-15 watts would probably be better.
 
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