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DOES THE TYPE OF LIGHT REALLY MATTER?
    #7382571 - 09/08/07 05:33 AM (16 years, 4 months ago)

I have not found much on here regarding the type of lighting to use. I have been using a black light with success. I mentioned using this type of light on a thread and got some warning about not using these mushrooms to make spore prints, and that a grower had developed an albino through using a black light.

So, being new to all of this, I found this was way over my head.

Can someone with experience shine some appropriate light on this subject?

Thank you,


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Re: DOES THE TYPE OF LIGHT REALLY MATTER? [Re: ]
    #7382805 - 09/08/07 08:07 AM (16 years, 4 months ago)

I remember recently reading a thread in one of these Mycology forums where someone took various light sources and did some experimenting. Black light was the worst option if I remember correctly, I believe he said the fruiting was smaller and slower than with the other lighting (wish I could remember the name/poster of this thread...) Get yourself a small fluorescent, or better yet, just use ambient lighting. Its not like they need light to grow, only to tell them what direction to grow. Only a minimal amount of light is required for that.


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Re: DOES THE TYPE OF LIGHT REALLY MATTER? [Re: adrug]
    #7382826 - 09/08/07 08:18 AM (16 years, 4 months ago)

Wavelengths between 400 nm and 500 nm are most effective. Get a small fluorescent fixture, go to the pet store, and find a bulb with peaks in that range. Otherwise, expose to diffuse sunlight or just put a grow light up.


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Re: DOES THE TYPE OF LIGHT REALLY MATTER? [Re: neurondoc]
    #7382880 - 09/08/07 08:42 AM (16 years, 4 months ago)

GE sunshine F15 bulb with 5000k color temp is friggin awesomE I
couldnt find 6500 wich is what a lot of folks say is best but
Im having great results


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Re: DOES THE TYPE OF LIGHT REALLY MATTER? [Re: Vegan]
    #7382887 - 09/08/07 08:46 AM (16 years, 4 months ago)

Fluorescent lighting is great. Look for a color temperature in the 5,000K to 7,000K range. UV light is bad for mushrooms.
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Re: DOES THE TYPE OF LIGHT REALLY MATTER? [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #7383214 - 09/08/07 10:40 AM (16 years, 4 months ago)

i currently use a natural sunlight bulb
it's a compact flourescent from wal-mart (they about the size of a regular lightbulb only heavier)
costs like 10-15$ for a two pack
i got a five-finger discount

they work terrific!

for some reason i use like 16hours light and 8 hours dark
but also i turn my terrarium so that each side gets a day in direct light and the other in shade

this seems to tend to make spiral mushrooms
curly-q mushrooms amuse me so much


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