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The only adjustments made to this photo was the exposure and some denoising. In addition, it was also taken with a flat profile as well.

I just love how much they’ve grown over the few months I’ve had them. Most of them started out green and looking a bit undercooked but they all look amazing now so I just wanted to share.

None of my friends really get why I’m so obsessed with these. They’re missing out

Here is a 3 month transformation of my pinguicula berry bonbon. In that time, it’s gone from a darker shade of purple with a green center to a lighter magenta/light purple with the green completely fading away into a peachy salmon tone!

Thanks u/curiousplant !

They’ve been coloring up for me quite nicely.

Pictures were taken on a DSLR with some adjustments in post to the exposure slider + denoise filter

If you’ve spent any time looking into grow lights, you’ve probably heard the advice to avoid cheap "blurple" lights and opt for full spectrum LEDs instead.

However, in the high-end aquascaping world, people routinely spend hundreds of dollars on specialized RGB/RGB-UV panels from brands like Chihiros, Week Aqua, and Twinstar. I find some discussion on using aquarium LED lights, and absolutely nothing on using specialized RGB[UV] aquarium lights.

I’ve been running Week Aqua RGB-UV panels over a few of my plant collections, and the visual difference compared to standard white grow lights is night and day. On my Mexican pings and air plants, these lights accentuate subtle shades of pink, salmon, and vibrant green that usually look washed out.

If someone has invested hundreds of dollars into a rare or colorful plant collection, why cheap out on lighting?

I understand that if you’re just growing common foliage like Pothos or Monstera, tailored spectrums aren't a priority. Or you have a room full of plants and can’t realistically spend thousands of dollars in lighting to cover all your real estate.

But if you collect exotic plants where the main draw is vibrant coloration and variation (such as Mexican pings, air plants, or succulents), and you only need a light that casts a limited footprint, why settle for standard lights that might wash out the very colors you pay a premium for?

Advantages
- Far better color saturation and color contrast regardless of brightness
- Customizable color balance
- Ability to fine tune a light schedule

Disadvantages
- Worse PPFD/Watt efficiency. White LED diodes are just better at creating PAR per watt of electricity
- Often designed for a rectangular footprint
- High costs

With the addition of yet another cyclosecta and Guatemala, I don’t have space for any more. I guess the wallet can stop hurting 😂

I took these under my aquarium’s light (week aqua panel). The RGB diodes really make the colors on these guys pop. Photos don't fully do it justice compared to normal white LEDs, but in person, the difference in brightness without losing saturation and everything looking washed out is stark.

Really considering buying another aquarium light for this haha.

Starting from back left:

Utricularia Sandersonnii, P. Guatemala, Agnata “Red Leaf”, “Pirouette”, “Peaches”, Cyclosecta

Ehlersiae x Mesophytica, Cyclosecta, Kondoi, either “Leilani” or “Alani”, “Pirouette”, “Johanna”

Laueana, Esseriana ‘Buena Vista’, Ehlersia, “Berry BonBon”, Juamavensis + Esseriana + “Florian”, Cyclosecta + “Hanka” + Debbertiana

I just started this hobby a few weeks ago… Any advice is welcomed!

This thing is massive. Planted this thing as a pup and it also happens to be my first alocasia. I have a ton of other house plants and this one just knocks everything else out of the park appearance wise.

But I had no idea it was gonna get this big.

When I bought it, all I thought was “cute little houseplant”.

I’ll have to move this in the next few months to a dedicated hydroponic system soon.

That or install a dedicated spotlight for it. I can’t keep raising my aquarium light higher.

So… I made a huge mistake. I got careless during a feeding session and accidentally poked this guy’s eye with my tweezers…

Other than the eye, he still appears to be eating and swimming normally. Which I guess is a good sign.

But it’s been nearly 3 weeks now and it hasn’t really gotten better. Doesn’t really seem to be responding to epsom salt baths either. Any ideas?