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By Joeynator3000
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The LED I'm using is mostly white, with some reds and blues...my sundew is doing quite well. The dew isn't as big or noticeable, maybe it'll get a little bigger later on. I did feed it a bug today, I think I accidentally killed it when trying to give it to my flytrap, but I think my sundew it still taking it. The leaf didn't curl (I'm guessing it only does this when the bug is still alive) but I noticed the surrounding hairs moved in towards the bug. Hopefully the food will allow it to make bigger dew...

But yeah my grow light is working quite well, I have a 2ft 45W grow panel from AeroGarden. I have a timer to have it turn on for 12 hours.
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By nimbulan
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Any type of light will work fine, brightness is the main thing you should be concerned with. You do need to give the plant time to adjust though. The older leaves may never produce dew again, but new leaves that are developed will be dewy if the plant is receiving enough light.
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By Joeynator3000
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Yeah the only things I could find out about my light is that it's 45W, and the seller commented that it was 4,500 lumens. *shrugs*
Looks bright to me, and my sundew is doing fine and growing new leaves and dew. So....it's working? xD
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