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Grow lights are expensive and intimidating and can be uglayyy!! I didn’t want all my plants shoved in a corner under some shop lights so I got this Sansi bulb and put it in a cute lamp and foliage plants have been thriving

For my succulents I use philips 100W CFL bulbs, make sure they are 1600 lumens and 6500K!

Northern exposure window + this grow light about 1’ away.

I water it when the soil is dry. Fertilise it with fish poop from my aquariums occasionally. It’s around 78-80F in my apartment. Humidity is probably around 50% but IDK for sure.

You should look into a full-spectrum LED grow light. If you have just the one plant, then you can get by with something like this for 20 bucks (plus the cost of a lamp, if you don't already have something suitable).

Yes, if that is an option for you. Make sure it is made for plants, though. Something like this should work pretty well if you have a fixture to put it in. They also make multi-headed adjustable grow lights, grow light tubes, etc. Put it on a timer, and set the bulb about 12" away to start with, slowly moving it closer if needed.

Check out the SANSI Full Spectrum grow light bulbs on Amazon

They are full spectrum, but they are not pink....its white light

Its really hard to explain, but the light this bulb puts out just makes me happy. Sort of like how basking in the sun makes you happy. It just makes my room feel better to be in.

I have the 30 watt version and it can indirectly light up my entire 20x20 living room. I've been using it as an indirect supplemental light source for a couple months now since I am in the middle of dreary winter and my plants seem to appreciate it.

Sansi 15 watt

So since you live in a windowless basement, I would really suggest grabbing one of these bulbs, if for nothing else...than to give you some lighting that has the feel of indirect sunlight

Check out Sansi lights:

Sansi-Amazon

The link is to their 15W light which is fine for a little extra boost. I have 15, 30, and 40 watt bulbs and they all work amazingly. My plants love them and its finally brought out the variegation in my marble queen pothos.

You'll notice that higher than 15W is a considerably bigger bulb so you will need to take that into account when buying a lamp for them. The reasons i like Sansi:

• Full spectrum so it won't turn your room into a night club
• Heatsink on the bulb works VERY well so it can sit in a desk lamp above your plant with 0 risk of burning the leaves with heat.
• LED so the cost is upfront in purchasing. It will use less power than some other non-LED lights

Downsides:

• The larger bulbs will like stick out a little from a normal-size desk lamp, meaning you can see the bulb from the side if you look at it. I would recommend a lamp with a shade where the bulb points down, or you can DIY a small shade extension onto the lamp to hide it.
• Made in china if that matters to you

sure! mine are daylight white full spectrum. im not sure if theyre the best or not but ive had 2 for over 6 months and all my plants are doing pretty well. here's the link> lights

I just purchased two Phalaenopsis philippinensis and I'm already in love with them. I want to test out if growing them under LED lights would be good for them.

I currently have one Sansi 15W LED Grow Light placed about 2 feet away from both plants. The light is scheduled to be on as the sun rises and off as the sun sets, so the time under the lights will change along with the seasons. At the current sunrise and sunset times here in Boston, they will be getting 10 hours of LED light.

My question is a general: Is this good for my Phalaenopsis philippinensis? I know that plants are less likely to burn under LEDs rather than actual sunlight. Even under an entire day under these LED lights, the orchids' leaves are cool to the touch. Might the plants simply be overwhelmed by too much light despite no heat? Or could this be the best thing to ever happen to them? (I hope so!)

Thanks man!

Holy shit some of these cheap bulbs I've been testing are dangerous. I wired one up to the line voltage with reverse polarity, a common problem that its encountered in homes, insulated myself from ground and touched the fixture, and some of the LEDs still lit up. I then tested the exposed line voltage parts for isolation and had the power supply blow on me (sparks and all).

Although there may be better options, the following bulb passed all of my safety checks:

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Sansi 15w led. [link]

This one.

I bought this one specifically and have no complaints [link]

For me, with a huge indoor garden, it's light, light, light. I use pendant lights with a full-spectrum bulb. Not so expensive that way.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KXBY2YH/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This light is about 8 inches from it.

Thank you for your input!

I think they were not getting the full light spectrum, so they died. Here is a picture if you want to see for yourself.

I used something like this (it might be exactly this one) and found success, however I outgrew the single bulb pretty quickly. I then used these strips and they died under only these.

I believe they were plenty bright, only lacking a broad color range, but I could be wrong.

So, I got this one to supplement the other successful bulb. Should I keep using the strips to supplement the successful bulbs? Thank you.

I’ve used a lot of random ones off Amazon and they all seem to work. I’m currently using this and this. I haven’t done any recorded comparisons of which ones work better, but I will say that distance clearly makes a difference—they need to be reeeeally close to the plant, closer than most people think. It’s not enough just for the light itself to be visible in the vicinity of the plant, I try to keep the plants within 2’ of the light or even closer if it’s a succulent or cactus.

The link above is for the older model; here is the new model. The price is the same, but the new model is smaller, lighter, and has more LEDs. Here is a YouTube video that compares the two.

As for a lamp stand, any adjustable stand will do the trick. The bulb only draws 15 watts of power. Get a stand that allows you to position the bulb from 8 to 24 inches away from the plant (to keep your options open). A swing-arm lamp with a standard E26 socket is cheap and effective.

Haha, just you wait, they have a habit of sneaking up on you. :P

Also, I searched once again on Amazon and there seem to be a few options for bulbs that could go in lamps (see setup pics) but not many for one that comes as a complete unit out of the box. You can take a look to see if something like this works for you - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6. Most of these bulbs would fit into a normal desk lamp (check socket size and wattage) like this or fancier looking like this. Argggh, now I want to buy one, lol.