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[charlesf6]

Something here going to help me?

Amazon.com : LED Plant Grow Light Panel, HNHC 45W Indoor Full Spectrum Hang Lamp w/Switch for Growing&Flowering : Patio, Lawn & Garden

Having a little trouble acclimating plants outdoors & not sure getting enough light inside because my DIGITAL ILLUMINANCE LIGHT METER 200,000 LUX PHOTOMETER LUXMETER PRECISE OVERRANG hasn't showed yet!

[estación seca]

Are there any hydroponics shops near you? Talk to them about grow lights.

I bought one of these after being prompted by an engineer in our local orchid society. Three of us now have bought one. It needs careful cleaning but works well. The manual is available online.
GOSSEN Panlux electronic Light Meter | eBay

[Nexogen]

The device seems interesting but the big problem of orchid growers (I mean those who grow plants in the house) is the light. You grow plants to watch them, not to hurt your eyes. Color is harmful to the human eye. Maybe you may find something with many white LEDs, including blue 430nm and red 660nm.

[katrina]

Or, just use HO T5s. It's far more attractive in a living space. Amazon has some good ones at decent prices. I just picked up another 4 lamp unit last week!

[Leafmite]

Originally Posted by katrina

Or, just use HO T5s. It's far more attractive in a living space. Amazon has some good ones at decent prices. I just picked up another 4 lamp unit last week!

Expanding the grow space? I know the feeling.

T5HO lights are really great. I grow all kinds of stuff under them, not just orchids, including 'full-sun' plants. I do get fruit, berries and fragrant flowers during the winter (for some of the fruit, pollination with a toothpick is required). A nice starter T5HO lamp would be the two light, two foot sunblaze:

Amazon.com : Sun Blaze 960290 120-volt T5 High Output Fluorescent Lighting Fixture, 2-Feet, 2 Lamps : Plant Growing Light Fixtures : Patio, Lawn & Garden

I have three of these:
Amazon.com : Agrobrite FLT44 T5 Fluorescent Grow Light System, 4 Feet, 4 Tube : Plant Growing Light Fixtures : Patio, Lawn & Garden

Mine says 'Envirogro' but it looks similar. I bought them from Amazon.


I am trying a cheap clip-on two-bulb LED desk grow lamp for my Bulbophyllum tank. I just moved the Bulbophyllums from the spot near the T5HO shelves to a north-facing window and the lamp is clipped to the top of the window and hangs down for supplemental light. We shall see. It looks like this (not the same seller).

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I have also bought two clip on reflectors and two grow-light bulbs to try but I have not tried them yet. I figure if the cheap one doesn't work for the Bulbophyllum, I will use one of them. The other will be for growing some lettuce or fresh herbs for cooking (cheaper than an aerogarden).

Amazon.com : iTimo Full Spectrum Led Grow Light Bulb Lights For Indoor Plants Marijuana Plant Light Lamp For Hydroponic Aquatic And Greenhouse Planting(30W) : Patio, Lawn & Garden

Amazon.com: Woods 0151 18/2 SPT Clamp Lamp with 8.5 Inch Reflector, 150 Watt, 6 Foot Cord: Home Improvement

[katrina]

Originally Posted by Leafmite

Expanding the grow space? I know the feeling.

Yep...I said I wouldn't...but I did. Had no choice really. The orchids held a little orchid gun to my head and made me provide more space. It really was out of my hands and I am not to blame for breaking my word of no more expansions. Ok, well, that's my story...and I'm sticking to it.

As for the K and the 6500K, etc...I have been growing under 5000-6500K for years now and I have never had an issue w/blooming. My plants are outside during the warm months and inside for 8-8.5 months every year...no problems w/getting blooms. I am even blooming cacti/succulents and that speaks volumes.
Look for daylight or natural spectrum 5000-6500K and you will get blooms. Ray published a document several years ago that showed the light spectrum emitted by bulbs and the 5000+K emitted sufficient "blue" spectrum to bloom. Maybe he'll see this thread and he can share that doc again.

I used to use a mix of the blue and reds but I hated the yellow glow that the reds caused. Yes, to the human
eye, the reds emit a yellow tone. When I saw Ray's doc...the next fall I switched to only "blue" and have never had a problem w/blooming. If the yellow doesn't bother you then you can mix the "blue" and "red" (lower K and higher K OR referred to as "warm" and "cool")

Well, I take it back that I've never had a problem blooming anything...I have had trouble blooming Rlc glauca but I know people who grow outside year round and they have trouble w/this one. I switched this guy over to full sun last summer and again this summer...in conjunction w/the lights during the colder months and I am now finally getting blooms. For most orchids though...no trouble w/blooms. I'm sure there could be other orchids/plants that might not bloom under 5000-6500K but my guess would be that those require closer to full sun year round and that does not hold true for the majority of orchids.

I have some of the sun blaze units but I also have some units I got from FarmTek, and a number of different name brands from other places. The most recent additions are HydroPlanet, purchased on Amazon. My best deals obtained have been had on Amazon.

[Dollythehun]

Charles, search for Sunblaster LEDs. I love mine and got them from Harris seeds. Sunblaster 3' LED Light Strip 6400K






– Harris Seeds

[fooferdoggie]

I have been using these. they link together and are nto too bad looking. Feit Electric 2 ft. 2-Light 19-Watt White LED Full Spectrum Linkable Grow Light-GLP24FS/19W/LED - The Home Depot

[Nexogen]

Originally Posted by fooferdoggie

I have been using these. they link together and are nto too bad looking. Feit Electric 2 ft. 2-Light 19-Watt White LED Full Spectrum Linkable Grow Light-GLP24FS/19W/LED - The Home Depot

6500K LED is good for the vegetative stage, the plants will bloom sporadically. If you want to have flowers you need more red, that is if you take 4000K you have bigger chances to see flowers

[Dollythehun]

Lots of blooms under mine @6400k. Also, the sunroom looks good. Some of these lights are just ugly.