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I've been thinking about supplementing my T5s with an LED for some time now. I finally purchased a Kessil H150 purple and decided to focus the light directly onto the "Burgundy Black" to see if it will deepen the color with more intense light and cool temps.
Smaller than a soda can
Under T5
Under T5 + LED
The lights are about 6 inches above the plant. We'll see how it goes.
Kessil makes different spectrum models:
Blue - vegetative growth
Red - bloom booster
Purple - General purpose with plant growth emphasis
Magenta - General purpose with flowering emphasis
Do you think the additional LED will help with color since the plant is already getting plenty of light without it?
Thanks, vraev. Yeah, I've also read a lot good things about them being used in reef tanks. They have an "A" series for aquarium applications and "H" series for horticulture. We'll see how it goes...
Unfortunately no. Sorry, I realise that I have taken the thread slightly off topic, but it went onto the subject of Heliamphora colouration under LED lights, so thought it might be of value to show my results, albeit with different Heliamphora.
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Carl dont get me wrong, your plant is a minor var pilosa hybrid, so you are not off topic, and your results are amazing. Its a very interesting cross!
For your minor var minor, i had very good red coloration last year, but i think the cold winter nights help a lot.
if you want one Sarah get one,its easy to listen to people who make things out to be a fine science and be put off.Get a cheap one (that is known to be an easy grower) and see how you get on.There are some that have success growing them on their windowsills
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