High Output

[ronaldhanko]

Thought I'd post this here for information. I have a growing area (a wardian case/orchidarium) with a four foot wide, 30 inch deep and three foot high growing area. I had previously used shoplights (8 bulbs and a mix of wide spectrum and cool white), but switched to high output fixtures and bulbs, eight bulbs (4 foot). Found that to be too much light for the collection of miniatures I was growing - some of them were even "sunburned." I've now switched off one bank of lights and am only using four of the bulbs. In that small a space am even blooming B.nodosa (the mini variety).