Goreneko Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 Hi all! Yesterday, while I was walking through my local Ikea, i saw these grow led lights: http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/70333454/ I was wondering wether somebody has had some experience with them and also I haven't been able to find information regarding light intensity and temperature, only that measure of "amount of light per second". Do you think the will be suitable to germinate and grow dionea, sarracenia and all that? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredG Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 3.2W per position for the 16W total power Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manders Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 You can get 40W PAR 38 lights on ebay very cheap and they work really well, but i would aim for at least 100W, unless they are small plants and the lights are very close... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goreneko Posted September 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 I've had bad experience with cheap grow lights because they lose intensity within a month or so, that is why I want to make sure I buy something with more quality?.. Enviado desde mi iPad utilizando Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manders Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 Dont buy grow lights, buy good quality standard led lights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelles Carnivorous Plants Posted October 16, 2016 Report Share Posted October 16, 2016 I have good results with ikea väkster so I changed almost all my T5 fluorescent lamps out with väkster and the plants love them.Sendt fra min EVA-L09 med Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mark Anderson Posted March 1, 2017 Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 Sendt fra min EVA-L09 med TapatalkDo you have any photos of your setup of possible, I've just bought one of the five light LEDs from IKEA along with the tray and light holder, as a wee experiment with some of my plants, windowsills are beyond bursting point now, with the colour on that ceph I hope they put out enough light for helis to?Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelles Carnivorous Plants Posted March 1, 2017 Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 Sendt fra min EVA-L09 med Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Anderson Posted March 1, 2017 Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 Well they all look real healthy! CheersMark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Anderson Posted March 1, 2017 Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 (edited) On 01/03/2017 at 7:22 AM, Pelles Carnivorous Plants said: Sendt fra min EVA-L09 med Tapatalk Thank you very much for the photos, your plants all look very healthy, nice setup to! Here's a quick couple of photos of my Heliamphora under the LEDs Mark Edited March 2, 2017 by Mark Anderson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppy Posted March 23, 2019 Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 Hello, I am probably being really dumb, but can I ask if the person with the wonderful Heliamphora collection has their plants under the Vaxer LED's from IKEA or another setup? I have my mother Cephalotus under a single VÄXER LED bulb for cultivation PAR30 E27. This is a relatively new experiment maybe, two months now? She is in a 7-inch/18cm pot about 25cm from the bulb. Just putting on new spring growth now. I have a timer which I change to sunrise and sunset in the UK every week. https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/indoor-gardening/indoor-growing-cultivators/växer-led-bulb-for-cultivation-par30-e27-art-60317483/ My sister's children bought me a BITTERGURKA Plant holder with LED cultivation bulb from IKEA at Chrismas 2018 which I now have a small Nepenthes ventricosa x maxima under (4-inch/10cm pot). Doing well, it is holding onto a pitcher produced early winter and seems to be forming two new pitchers since being under the light in the new year. The leaves (old and new) have coloured red since going under the lights. Again under the same timer as the Cephalotus. I know this is against convention but I only have one timer at the moment. https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/indoor-gardening/indoor-growing-cultivators/bittergurka-plant-holder-w-led-cultivation-bulb-art-50351689/ So my take-home message is that in my limited experience these two luminaires seem suited for a specimen Ceph and a small hybrid Nepenthes. Both these plants are a long way from any natural light. I do worry about supply issues with IKEA, as in will I be able to get replacement bulbs in the future? Hope I have helped a bit but would love to know how others have fared with the IKEA LED cultivation lights. I will try and post the pictures tomorrow but the lights are off at the moment. Cheers Adam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmcarn Posted March 23, 2019 Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 (edited) Hi, I have been using two of long vaxer led bars (think they only stock the short ones now) over a 60x45 terrarium growing drosera, and currently another terrarium with heliamphora, nepenthes, utricularia and drosera. With the exception of one faulty unit, have found them really good despite the low wattage. The light is also nice tone as the terrarium is displayed in my living room, although it's focused so the coverage is limited with one light. Not sure how these compare to the ones you link to. Edited March 23, 2019 by pmcarn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Anderson Posted May 24, 2019 Report Share Posted May 24, 2019 Hi there yes all my helia are under vaxer long LEDs, thank you for your kind comment. I'll have to post some new pics soon as alot has changed. Yes find them very good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Nigel Posted May 27, 2019 Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 Will look into these have been toying with the idear of growing under lights for a while or to get seedling moving. Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olivier Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 On 5/25/2019 at 12:07 AM, Mark Anderson said: Hi there yes all my helia are under vaxer long LEDs, thank you for your kind comment. I'll have to post some new pics soon as alot has changed. Yes find them very good! Hi, I'd like to see that update as well, currently looking at different lighting options but the IKEA one seems the easiest by far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henc Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 On 5/25/2019 at 12:07 AM, Mark Anderson said: Hi there yes all my helia are under vaxer long LEDs, thank you for your kind comment. I'll have to post some new pics soon as alot has changed. Yes find them very good! I'm also very interested in update. I'm also thinking of buying some of Ikea LEDs for my Heliamphora. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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