lighting problem

[c702]

hello everybody
i'm new on planting Drosera
my room have no sun light at all
so i plan to use artificial light
T5 lamp tube or energy saving light bub-6500K
which one will be better ?
thanks a lot!

[edmund83]

Originally Posted by c702

hello everybody
i'm new on planting Drosera
my room have no sun light at all
so i plan to use artificial light
T5 lamp tube or energy saving light bub-6500K
which one will be better ?
thanks a lot!

hi c702 welcome to CP world,

first of all, you plan to keep them in tank or just open air? if you plan using T5, then must be T5HO = high output. FL = fluorescent light can be use as well . But it need depend the height between your plant and the light. how big of your environment.

[TS]

Hi C702, Welcome to Petpitcher.
Edmund is right, you must use the T5HO, you could also use PLL 860, 36w (Philips or Osram) which is also suitable for plants. I knew some guys in Hong Kong like Avery, Rex etc. are using this with very good results. And more importantly, it's cheaper.
Dom, Lim, Isaac .... you guys should be more knowledgeable on this.

[edmund83]

ya.... sometime depend your budget too. For my $$$$ condition, i will just use PLL as artificial lighting but the disadvantages is heat. Good luck. Feel free to ask and share with us!

[c702]

thankyou edmund83,TS & edmund83
you guys are very helpful

[edmund83]

how come got two "edmund83".....

welcome~~~