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By spruill771
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Joined:  Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:06 am
#315062
Never used artificial light prior to this. I'm trying to create a highland terrarium for some of my highland nepenthes, heliamphoras, and tropical sundews. My current setup features a ZooMed ReptiFogger, a ZooMed ReptiRain misting system, a small desk fan located inside the terrarium to circulate airflow, and I'm going to be ordering a pertile cooler to encourage a nighttime temperature drop. Everything is set on a series of timers. The only questionable item is my lighting. I'm currently using 2 GreatValue brand BR30 Reflector LED Plant Lights. I attached a picture of the case down below. I have the dual bulb fixture sitting on top of the terrarium hood about 6 inches from the top of the plants and the lights are running for 14 hours a day. Is this enough light for the plants I have growing? Too much? Too little? Are the lights positioned right well enough for the plants?

Plants in the terrarium:
Nepenthes ventricosa
Nepenthes sanguinea
Heliamphora heterodoxa hybrid
Pinguicula moranensis
Drosera capensis
Drosera binata

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By Jeeper
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Joined:  Sun Jul 01, 2018 3:47 am
#317671
I've had my ventricosa in an East facing window for a year now and it's growing just fine. Your plants will tell you if it's too much or not enough. I like the leaves to stay a bright green, some would say almost a sickly green, but thats what they'd look like in a lot of the research I've done.
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