- Mon Oct 26, 2015 5:43 am
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So I recently set up a vivarium for my tropicals/sub tropicals that like it bright and humid. I have a 4' 4 bulb T8 fixture placed directly over it. However, I want to grow my Australian plants, specifically a tuberous sundew (which I will be receiving this week) under another fixture next to the tank, if possible. I am worried that the light that spills off of the ends of the ends of the light fixture will affect the tuberous sundew's sense of seasons (with a longer photoperiod, from what I understand, it will think it is summer). I ordered a 2' 4 bulb T5HO fixture that will run on a photoperiod of about 8-9 hours (I will reduce it to 7 during the winter hours, unless this is the incorrect thing to do for tuberous sundews. If I am wrong please instruct me).
Since the T5HO fixture is 12" wide, I am hoping that the top of the fixture will sheild the plants directly under it from the light emitting from the T8 fixture, though I suspect that there will still be a bit of light reaching the plants under the T5 fixture. Is this ok? Or will the inderect light still make the tuberous sundew tricked into thinking it is summer.
I have a picture that is the best I could take. Hopefully it helps represent the light currently spilling over. The photoperiod is currently 16 hours on it. All help in deciding whether it would be acceptable to grow tuberous sundews under a smaller fixture below and next to the current one is welcome
Edit: I realized that I forgot to mention that the fixture would (ideally) be to the left of the tank, probably about a foot below the current fixture.
Since the T5HO fixture is 12" wide, I am hoping that the top of the fixture will sheild the plants directly under it from the light emitting from the T8 fixture, though I suspect that there will still be a bit of light reaching the plants under the T5 fixture. Is this ok? Or will the inderect light still make the tuberous sundew tricked into thinking it is summer.
I have a picture that is the best I could take. Hopefully it helps represent the light currently spilling over. The photoperiod is currently 16 hours on it. All help in deciding whether it would be acceptable to grow tuberous sundews under a smaller fixture below and next to the current one is welcome
Edit: I realized that I forgot to mention that the fixture would (ideally) be to the left of the tank, probably about a foot below the current fixture.
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