I’ve been looking into getting a led strip as supplemental lighting, as I can’t locate replacement bulbs for my old power compact CFLs ( I used in my previous apartment with not so good natural light) After following discussions here about Ikea’s Vaxer led bulbs, I was thinking about getting their Vaxer led strip. However, I have no idea how it compares to my old 55W cfl fixture (bulb was about 50cm long, covering the whole width of the shelf, and the Vaxer led is 47cm).
The led light is 16W, 4200K, 100 μmol/m²/s PPFD. Spectrum is 25% blue, 35% green, 40% red (link here, but in Dutch since Ikea USA doesn't sell this.
VAXER Led-plantenverlichting - IKEA)
As a bit of background: my orchids all sit on a shelving unit in front of a south facing window, and the bright light during the growing season seems to compensate for short and dim winter days since they grow and bloom fine (Noting that my orchids are mostly Phals, Paphs and Oncs). Given how exceptionally dreary this winter is (on average 1 sunny day every 7-14 days), I’m concerned that my recently purchased Neofinetia aren’t getting enough light, especially since in the wild they get a lot of light in the winter. The supplemental light would be for them, and the bulbs would be between 10-12 and 30cm above them, depending on which shelf I put them on.
My question basically boils down to wondering if the Vaxer strip is suitable for my Neos, or if I need something different.