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Cake day: June 8th, 2023

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  • Wahots@pawb.socialtoHouseplants@mander.xyzMoney tree pruning
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    8 months ago

    Oh, I think that light is still good. I used one like it for years, and only swapped to a different one when my roommate took it when we graduated uni. I got a different, cheaper light that crapped out a year later. Then I learned that spending over $150 gets you a light that won’t burn out as quick from daily use.



  • Wahots@pawb.socialtoHouseplants@mander.xyzMoney tree pruning
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    8 months ago

    They don’t make this exact model anymore, but this one is what I’ve been using since 2023. And whoa, Nelly, this thing is bright. Way too powerful for most plants. You can have multiple layers of plants in an ikea glass cabinet and they will all be happy…at 50% power. Maybe even 25%.

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08CHCFCG1?psc=1

    I also got four of these bad boys and some mini ones (don’t bother with the latter) and some thermal epoxy to adhere it down. By default, it is dangerously hot. Glued them on each side of the controller. The heatsinks get extremely hot, but the controller gets down to a reasonable temperature compared to what it was before.

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B09L23TC6T?psc=1

    It makes all of my cactuses, chiles, orchids, and other assorted tropicals flower throughout the year. (I run it at 50% with a Phillips Hue automatic plug timer)