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Apr 26, 2024 5:31 PM CST
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Norwich, Ontario
I need some help setting up two fully customizable LED grow light. It's lights from an aquarium I shut down. I contacted the manufacturer and they said the lights are great for tropical plants as well. They are fluval LED 3.0.

The light is fully customizable, adding as many hour changes as you want. The light settings you can change are pink, blue, cold white, pure white and warm white.

I will include a picture of the setup I used for my aquarium. The plants grew extremely fast. With aquariums you don't want too much blue light or you will get over run by algea. I believe tropical plants need more blue light though.

I am looking to grow a pothos. It will be in a bio active reptile enclosure with an internal temperature of 80°f and humidity of 80-90%.

The enclosure is 5.5' long and 4' high. The lights are 48" long and 4" wide. I have two of them.

Any suggestions on settings I should be using? I am completely lost in this. Also, how far away from the plant should the lights be?
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Apr 26, 2024 9:16 PM CST
California Central Valley (Zone 8b)
Region: California
Pick one of the white colors to grow under. Plants use all of the light spectrum, not just blue (or red). Although blue and red are the most used light colors, all the colors are important to good plant health, even green. You will have to figure out over time which white but start with the warm white light and boost if up every couple weeks.
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