FlytrapCare Carnivorous Plant Forums

I am new to artificial lighting, so I know nothing about it,so any sort of help will be appreciated.
I was going to buy 7W LED having red(looks more violet) colour, is it ok to use?
I have heard that it is suitable use T5,T8 as growlight but I dont know the wattage,I saw a post where the person said he used 72W&78W T5 for butterworts.While other was using around 23W,so I am confused that which one should I use?
Even tell me which colour is preferably used more like white, blue,red etc?

I use full-spectrum, 32 watt, T8 fluorescent tubes (F32-T8). I get decent colors and flowering. There's stronger lights out there (like LEDs) but I prefer that the plants appear with natural colors for viewing.

I am mostly going to buy from aliexpress, have you bought from there? If yes, send me link.
Is this ok?
https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32745391861.html
OR
https://m.aliexpress.com/item/1719947366.html

The second one looks better, but with 20w powering over 120 LEDs, that's like .05 watts powering each led. Not that much light. Try a Mars hydro, or even just a bulb.

HeliamphoraWalnut wrote:The second one looks better, but with 20w powering over 120 LEDs, that's like .05 watts powering each led. Not that much light. Try a Mars hydro, or even just a bulb.

There is a 45W option which I was going to buy which has 225 leds, is it ok to use? If you recommend I will buy 120W.

I use the 'windowsill' light with healthy growth

erikHIplants wrote:I use the 'windowsill' light with healthy growth

I would love to do so but my west facing window receives less than an hour of sunlight which isnt enough for plants to be healthy.

Which Pings are you trying to grow?

Is 135W Led ok to use?If yes please tell the distance of the plants from the light to keep.
Here are its specifications:-
Power-135W
Led-225 pcs
Colour-153 Red + 72 Blue.