CatEye Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Hello. I am going to set up a terrarium for growing carnivorous plants. I have an aquarium ( 100 cm long[39.3 inches] x 40 cm[15.7 inches] wide x 50cm[19.6 inches] high. It's volume is 200 liters [52.8 gallons]. I plan to use 2 x 24 W T5 and 2 x 39 W T5 lights. Also i will add reflectors to the light.... The lights I want to buy are Narva lights. They have 6000K and I am going to grow the following plants in the terrarium: Drosera alicae Drosera adelae Drosera burmannii Drosera binata (only young plants) Drosera capensis "typical" Drosera capensis"alba" Drosera pygmea Drosera oblanceolata Drosera pulchella x nitidula Drosera scorpiodes Drosera spatulata Drosera spatulata 'Frasier Island' Nepenthes x ventrata (young plants) Pinguicula emarginata Utricularia bisquamata 'Betty's Bay' Utricularia longifolia Utricularia livida Utricularia dichotoma Utricularia praelonga Utricularia parthenopipes Utricularia subulata Utricularia sandersonii Stylidium debile and a few non-carnivorous plants Each plant is going to be in it's own pot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobile Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 They are good in the blue region but a little weak in the 660nm chlorophyll a absorption band. Maybe one of these and one with more at the red end would be better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatEye Posted February 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 How about a combination of 3 day lights and 1 nature. Narva nature: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobile Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Think I would go for more nature than daylight, or perhaps equal numbers of each. The nature one looks better for photosyntheses. Plants make more use of red light than blue and can't use green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatEye Posted February 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Well... I had a bad experience with a nature light in my aquarium. When I used it all the fast growing, tall plants died.... On the other side java moss and anubias plants grew well.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermes Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Most of the plants you selected will do fine in that kind of lighting. However, I doubt that the utrics will bloom under that kind of lighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatEye Posted April 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 I am growing my plants in terrarium since February. I have 2 "day" and 2 "nature" lights. The plants look excelent, escpecaily Utricularia. This is the first time Utricularia praelonga blooms for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Rivadavia Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Most of the plants you selected will do fine in that kind of lighting. However, I doubt that the utrics will bloom under that kind of lighting. Why? What do they need to flower? Thanks, Fernando Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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