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Old 01-20-2009, 11:20 PM
johanna orchid fever johanna orchid fever is offline
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hello out there
i wanted to know if a u.v. light(ultra violet) wud be good for my chids ... they havent had much filtered light because of this darn winter i have them close by the window but there isn't much sun lately .....plz help any suggestions with lighting
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Old 01-21-2009, 06:25 AM
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No, UV-light has to high energy and will only damage your plants. But extra light is good and if you go for a light source with a color temperature of 6500K you get all the blue light you need!

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