Hey guy, there's something I like to add about artificial lighting. You can check out an outfit call ZooMed and they have some great lights.but....basically for reptiles. I have used them on sick reptiles and turtles and they are as close to natural sunlight as you can get. They come in 2ft and 4ft length. I forgot the specs though. I was their dealer here and now have them stashed up somewhere and have yet to use them on my plants as it is not necessary here.
I had some rare softshell turts,
Lissemys punctata from India and they didn't grow until I used the light on them. In 2 months, they tripled in size. In another case I had an adult emaciated water dragon,
Physignatus coccinus which was near death, within 1 month it bounced back to super health and appetite. Even though it was for reptile use, I tried it on the PNG Arrawana,
Scleropages jardini and the coloration and markings were superb after a couple of months.
Check out their website on the reptile site. Worth investigating.
