Hi guys.
I have a small "terrarium" (more of a wood box, really) with my Nepenthes there. The terrarium is 2x2x2 feet. I have 2 CFL bulbs (27w and 32W, the lumen output is nowhere to be seen), 1x13W T5 (740 lumen) and 1x36W PLL (1770 lumen). All the lights are 6500k. They are inside the terrarium to help with the temperature. When I first build up the thing, the plants weren't doing so well because of low humidity and high temperatures. It also lacked a reflective surface on the walls. So I bought foil and a ultrasonic humidifier that turns on 15 minutes every hour. Plants started to get better, but I'm having the feeling they are not getting enough light. I got a N. globosa hot lips x albomarginata red from a friend. He was growing it in his greenhouse and the plant leaves and pitchers were of an intense red. When I first put the plant in the terrarium it stopped pitchering. Now with the humidifier it's pitchering again in every leaf, but the plant and pitchers are green. A reddish green, but green non the less.
The thing is I thought that amount of lights would be enough...
How much lumens should I provide for the plants to get red?
Thank you a lot.
I have a small "terrarium" (more of a wood box, really) with my Nepenthes there. The terrarium is 2x2x2 feet. I have 2 CFL bulbs (27w and 32W, the lumen output is nowhere to be seen), 1x13W T5 (740 lumen) and 1x36W PLL (1770 lumen). All the lights are 6500k. They are inside the terrarium to help with the temperature. When I first build up the thing, the plants weren't doing so well because of low humidity and high temperatures. It also lacked a reflective surface on the walls. So I bought foil and a ultrasonic humidifier that turns on 15 minutes every hour. Plants started to get better, but I'm having the feeling they are not getting enough light. I got a N. globosa hot lips x albomarginata red from a friend. He was growing it in his greenhouse and the plant leaves and pitchers were of an intense red. When I first put the plant in the terrarium it stopped pitchering. Now with the humidifier it's pitchering again in every leaf, but the plant and pitchers are green. A reddish green, but green non the less.
The thing is I thought that amount of lights would be enough...
How much lumens should I provide for the plants to get red?
Thank you a lot.