I have those lights. THREE of them gives 700-800fc MAX. The sun is 10,000fc đđđ
turtle-in-a-volcano
Why the purple light instead of full spectrum white light?
benpenguin
Those are some weak ass grow lights
ProfessionalNo5932
You can put cactus under lights for 24 hours and itâs nothing near what the plant actually needs.
THEREALBurtMcsquirt
Iâve been guilty of this as well. Add 20 more light strips or get a big ol spider grow light
5olitary
You need full spectrum lights. Purple lights are not strong enough for succulents and cacti
djsizematters
Your âgrow lightâ is literally one LED strip
GingerBeerConsumer
Get some barrina grow lights. These are probably cheaper but they will break a lot sooner and donât do a good enough job.
itcouldbeworsemydude
Op gives off the same vibes as the guys that go surprised Pikachu face when their partners leave because they were sure what they were doing was enough
TismeSueJ
I personally think it’s absolutely up to you what lights, how many etc. But I am curious about the number 18. We can only see 1 strip here, but you say they’re under 18. I feel that to get the benefit of the 18 strips, they would have to be together?
Do you have a photo of the other 17?
This is from curiosity and to better understand what you are saying.
Bad_Commit_46_pres
Lol i keep spider farmer 400 dollar grow lights 8 inches from my cacti to keep them from etiolating
SandledBandit
Get some Luxx Clone LEDs. The blurple is ok but not great. Was a fad for a bit in lighting
Luna-eclipz
You just have doghshit AliExpress $5 grow lights, the sun is a literal FUSION reactor, get some proper LEDs if you don’t want to etiolate over the winter indoors
yolee_91
The doubling downs with attitude, itâs like plant version of piratesoftware, if you know what I mean haha
voodoonic
People are really hating on you and those Amazon specials đ I have the same ones and, like you, most plants seem happy. Surely they grow slower than they would with sansi bulbs but they grow happy healthy leaves. I just make sure to put them directly overhead no more than 4 or 5 inches. Plants like ficus and cactus don’t like the blurple but string of turtles adores it.
I have 2 sets that offer the white full spectrum and my cactus seems fine with that! Zero etiolation, super plump up top. Alocasia and 2 happy hoya,
Idk I’d say don’t listen to the snobs. Not everyone can (or wants to) budget 100s of dollars to spend on hobbies . Got kids n dogs to feed, plants can eat my 40$ lights and like it.
Afishionado123
Nothing compares to the sun but the grow lights in this photo are very weak so its no wonder.
Worldly-Owl-7782
Ya those are awful grow lamps you might think they work but in reality they barely do anything especially ones that color which are known for having limited light spectrum which leads to growth patterns such as those cactus and some house plants can tolerate insufficient light levels but will never thrive, for cactus look for high watts with light output of 5000K and 6000K and start using full spectrum your plants they need it
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people underestimate the sun so muchđ© truly nothing compares
Not nearly enough light
I have those lights. THREE of them gives 700-800fc MAX. The sun is 10,000fc đđđ
Why the purple light instead of full spectrum white light?
Those are some weak ass grow lights
You can put cactus under lights for 24 hours and itâs nothing near what the plant actually needs.
Iâve been guilty of this as well. Add 20 more light strips or get a big ol spider grow light
You need full spectrum lights. Purple lights are not strong enough for succulents and cacti
Your âgrow lightâ is literally one LED strip
Get some barrina grow lights. These are probably cheaper but they will break a lot sooner and donât do a good enough job.
Op gives off the same vibes as the guys that go surprised Pikachu face when their partners leave because they were sure what they were doing was enough
I personally think it’s absolutely up to you what lights, how many etc. But I am curious about the number 18. We can only see 1 strip here, but you say they’re under 18. I feel that to get the benefit of the 18 strips, they would have to be together?
Do you have a photo of the other 17?
This is from curiosity and to better understand what you are saying.
Lol i keep spider farmer 400 dollar grow lights 8 inches from my cacti to keep them from etiolating
Get some Luxx Clone LEDs. The blurple is ok but not great. Was a fad for a bit in lighting
You just have doghshit AliExpress $5 grow lights, the sun is a literal FUSION reactor, get some proper LEDs if you don’t want to etiolate over the winter indoors
The doubling downs with attitude, itâs like plant version of piratesoftware, if you know what I mean haha
People are really hating on you and those Amazon specials đ I have the same ones and, like you, most plants seem happy. Surely they grow slower than they would with sansi bulbs but they grow happy healthy leaves. I just make sure to put them directly overhead no more than 4 or 5 inches. Plants like ficus and cactus don’t like the blurple but string of turtles adores it.
I have 2 sets that offer the white full spectrum and my cactus seems fine with that! Zero etiolation, super plump up top. Alocasia and 2 happy hoya,
Idk I’d say don’t listen to the snobs. Not everyone can (or wants to) budget 100s of dollars to spend on hobbies . Got kids n dogs to feed, plants can eat my 40$ lights and like it.
Nothing compares to the sun but the grow lights in this photo are very weak so its no wonder.
Ya those are awful grow lamps you might think they work but in reality they barely do anything especially ones that color which are known for having limited light spectrum which leads to growth patterns such as those cactus and some house plants can tolerate insufficient light levels but will never thrive, for cactus look for high watts with light output of 5000K and 6000K and start using full spectrum your plants they need it
This is not light for cactus (not enough power)