t5s

My dad, after seeing some of my succulent terrariums, decided that he would commission me to create a 10gallon terrarium for his car repair shop. In total I spent about $210 on the whole thing including the lights. Not bad considering the price of the plants I put in it. They are mostly...

Im looking to set up a 10 gallon aquarium as a highland terrarium. Here is one of my ideas for the terrarium let me know what you think any advice or wisdom would be greatly appreciated. I have never had any highland plants so this is all experimental. I have a couple of doubts about if it will...

ello I just got a grow chamber aka grow room and I know what lights i want http://http://www.plantlightinghydroponics.com/sun-blaze-t548-4ft-lamp-t5-grow-light-p-1938.html but i have no i dea how to make one level grow benches I dont want those annoying 5 or six level racks i have it set up...

A couple months ago I did some water propagation with a few leaf pullings/flower stalk cuttings. They sat under T5's for somewhere between 2 and 3 months before being potted. Here are some macros of them. The "10 days later" photos were taken today. Here are a few still underwater, where...

Following my -stravaganza theme of thread titles, I am starting a thread for my sundews. Up next are my pings and heliamphora. I wouldn't say I have a lot of sundews but my collection is steadily growing. I grow all my sundews in my homemade grow rack which I'll show a picture of in this thread...

Sigh, here I go on another expensive crazy project. I'm starting a small tissue culture lab. The goal of this project is to breed orchids and maybe some other plants, experiment with different procedures, and produce plants to trade/sell. Eventually if things go well I will turn it into a...

My young Cephalotus arrived on April 5, 2012. I planted it in a 2:1 mix of silica sand/peat moss. The extra sand helps keep the soil from staying too soggy, which it seems to appreciate, but it does dry out faster than other soils. The day after I got it, transplant shock set in, and the tiny...

hey TF :) I been saying I'd make a thread for my terrariums n here it is. I'm in the process of gathering my supplies and puttin em together. Each tank will be 30 gallons, one glass and one acrylic. -lighting each with t5s -hygrotherm controllers, one for each tank. -humidifying with a...

I have an opportunity to borrow a light meter from the photography department at my college and was wanting to use it to fine tune the 4ft - 4bulb t5's I am using in my grow tent. Does anybody know the average amount of Lumens of light intensity that strike the surface of the plants in a typical...

I have a few nepenthes truncatas growing on my kitchen window. The light in there is pretty good as there's another window that shines in, the over head flourecents and the window itself. But I will want to get something else directly over the window above my sink. I have two pots hanging...

I finally got a little P&S camera so thought it was time to share some pics. Eventually I'll work on improving my photography skills... Here's an overview of my grow rack - T5HOs on top, T12s on the bottom: Some 'dews: D. capensis: D. aliciae: Bog bowl with D. x tokaiensis and D...

Hey folks, I know this is kind of late news and there are already some other threads discussing these plants (obviously), but I couldn't stand bumping a thread that has now been deemed incorrectly named. I've compiled (as far as I can find) some of the major threads that have been made...

I would like ideas for a planted terrarium. I finally got lights. 4t 8 bulbs for now then will add 2 more soon. Will hold till I can do the t5's. The tank is a 55 long and would like to do a water feature but just need ideas. I want plants up the back glass and of course neps involved. Few...

I have always thought t5s were for plants but then y does walmart state plant and aqua.rium bulbs are t12. Can anyone help with this perdicamate

I have traded for a larger tank for a terrarium and I am wondering if anyone is using one of the same size and has some suggestions about what works, or would work, for lighting. The tank is 48" long x 13" wide x 24" high and I am mainly planning on using it to grow sundews. I've been wondering...

So i'm getting concerned here.. I love my cyclo and its one of my fav plants, Im getting worried about it... Dont wanna lose it :( The only thing that has changed is I moved my pings from being 18" or so away from 4 T5s, to a shelf where they are 12" away from 4 T8s. Would that be enough to...

I have a 20 gal terrarium I will setup for heliamphora. Can somebody give me a list of everything I need to keep the plants cool, I will be keeping them in an AC'd room where I will put it at 67F at night and 77F during the day. What lights should I use, what sort of ventilation, I am getting a...

So.. I've been thinking about this for awhile. And Brokken's most recent updates have fueled my want to get this underway. I want to lessen the light intensity from my T5's. My moss is burning, my plants are slighty sun burnt, and I feel they'd grow and pitcher better with less INTENSE light. My...

Alright.. *rubbing hands together* where to begin. lol. I've been doing research for the past couple weeks on what I want to do, or what I NEED to do. My goal is to grow a bit of everything, including Lowland Neps, Cephs and Helis. I've asked around, done a TON of reading, and i'm still...

Hi! I have read and heard many things about HL lighting. Some source says that they prefer better lighting than humidity, other says that they need hight humidity and high lighting. My terrarium is 53L and the size is 59cm(lenght) X 35cm(height) X 30cm(width). (I probably have to change it to...