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    Putting together a grow tent

    I'm assuming this is the panel you're talking about. https://www.yescomusa.com/products/135w-led-plant-grow-light-hydroponic-225-panel-white The specs say that at 3.28 feet above the plant, you'll have 3375 lux. Considering that you are growing in a tent that has close to a 3' by 3' footprint...
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    Led grow lights for intermediate and highland neps

    Going to go ahead and agree that high powered LEDs are not the way to go with Nepenthes. If you're dead set on an LED, this light (https://opticledgrowlights.com/products/optic-1-veg-cob-led-grow-light) would be probably ideal for one or two Nepenthesat a specific distance. It's full spectrum...
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    Does my first CP look ok?

    Good rule of thumb with a new carnivorous plant (that isn't a Nepenthes), wait a month to see how it will grow. After a month, the new leaves the plant puts out are going to be a good indication of what to expect from the plant under your conditions. My personal experience with D. capensis is...
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    Drosera binata floundering, please advise

    Definitely more light. I've also seen this kind of thing with bad soil. Good example is this stuff. https://zoomed.com/reptisoil/. This stuff is marketed for carnivorous plants but I'm pretty sure this stuff almost killed my D. nidiformis. Definitely might be a good idea to re-pot in either a...
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    Hey everyone - I want your honest feedback

    Honestly, if your background is what you say it is and those boxes or other larger scales models can be rigged to air conditioning systems and the like, the application of this, in terms of the skill set you possess, is more substantial than that little box. Don't get me wrong, the box is...
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    Too much light?

    Yes, it is possible to give them too much light. I don't have much experience with this and VFTs under those kind of LEDs but my general experience with VFTs is that they're pretty bulletproof when it comes to stuff like heat stress and lots of light. Drosera on the other hand... I've tried...
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    VFT With No Dormancy Mentioned on ICPS

    It's worth experimenting with. I've read that in the absence of a dormancy, VFTs gradually etiolate and die eventually somewhere down the line. Whether it's within the next growing season or within several, I'm not sure. I've never tried skipping dormancy but I've read that you can. I've found...
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    Overwintering flytraps indoors without uprooting/refrigerating them.

    It sounds like a lot of work but realistically, it's not a huge amount. Just adjust a timer every two weeks. Put an ice pack or two in tank every night. Put them in the refrigerator a couple of times a week. Compared to some of the husbandry stuff I've had to do at work, this routine is pretty...
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    Overwintering flytraps indoors without uprooting/refrigerating them.

    I have flytraps growing outdoors at work but I currently live in a third floor apartment and I have two in a grow tent at home that I don't want to get infested with ants (which in turn start farming aphids) and constantly have to be treated with acephate. So here's my plan. Take them out of...
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    Grow tent night temperature.

    That's a steep temperature drop. My personal experience with this kind of thing in general is that heating an enclosure is much easier than cooling one down. One trick you can try is by making a makeshift air conditioner. Basically, take a cooler or plastic tub and small stationary desk fan. Cut...
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    A warning on using 300 watt LEDs as grow lights.

    I've read mixed reviews on these kinds of lights. Some state that the Mars Hydro lights have been good for their plants. Others state that the dimmable varieties like MaxisSun and Viparspectra caused their plants to wilt. What happened to me was basically the latter. For whatever reason, this...
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    300w maxsisun LED sucking the life out of my sundews

    So I moved the the cape sundew and the D.adelae to where I'm growing my Nepenthes. They're currently under 4 T8 fluorescents and already seem happier there. I trimmed a lot of the warped growth off. I left the D. binata where it was since it seemed to like the light so much. I think I figured...
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    are either of these lights good to grow these under?

    I think both of those lights are meant as supplemental lighting. If I remember correctly, the manufacturer recommends that they only be kept on for 5 hours at a time. I think the implication there is that the LEDs might stop working in much less time than they would otherwise. If you're looking...
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    300w maxsisun LED sucking the life out of my sundews

    I just moved the light up a few inches. This is my first time trying LEDs. From what I understand they're a different animal than fluorescents. The plants are fairly new to the collection too. The only thing I can really think is that the light is forcing the leaves to transpire faster than the...
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