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led setup indoor growing#307313

By JOÃO MATIAS -  Thu Nov 16, 2017 3:04 pm
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- Thu Nov 16, 2017 3:04 pm #307313

Hi,

i´m planing to prepare a indoor led setup for growing VFT, Drosera Capensis and Sarracenia spp.

Can someone tell me the LED specifications needed like watts, lumen,..?

Would this ones serve?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/30-60cm-T5-T8- ... SwG-1ZwSZE

Do you recomend some other?

Thanks

Re: led setup indoor growing#307544

By Chesser -  Tue Nov 21, 2017 10:22 pm
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- Tue Nov 21, 2017 10:22 pm #307544

I use T8 & CFL bulbs for VFTs. They work just fine and are capable of bringing out the red coloration if kept fairly close. The light from ebay would work for Drosera Capensis and VFTs. I suggest using an LED flood light. They not only provide great coverage, but are also cheap and very powerful. You can find one on Amazon here. A good grow light will be around 6000K on the color spectrum. Hope this helps.

N. coccinea
D. muscipula
M. pudica