---
title: "Hey everyone 👋🏼 Just chasing some advice on the distance of my grow…"
description: "Hey everyone 👋🏼 Just chasing some advice on the distance of my grow light to my thai con. It’s a sansi 36w bulb and is approx 80cm from the tallest leaf. Is…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA/dJ2Dv15gPAIdbjyEgor73b"
community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Carly"
published: "2025-05-21T11:38:21.856351Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/2jTnTo-OYBAmjNRzEEj141UAnUAfJGL4Rp_5WusxzkU/7-uo1cB5Roy5LV94zv8Avg.webp?size=large"
---

[Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Monstera Maniacs](https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA.md)

# Hey everyone 👋🏼 Just chasing some advice on the distance of my grow…

_Posted by Carly on 2025-05-21_

Hey everyone 👋🏼  
Just chasing some advice on the distance of my grow light to my thai con. It’s a sansi 36w bulb and is approx 80cm from the tallest leaf. Is this a good distance or should it be closer/further away? Thanks!

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/2jTnTo-OYBAmjNRzEEj141UAnUAfJGL4Rp_5WusxzkU/7-uo1cB5Roy5LV94zv8Avg.webp?size=large)

## 4 comments

### Tee Jay commented on 2025-05-21

I’d personally put it closer

### Bb commented on 2025-05-21

Hi there, if you buy a light meter, you can then measure the output according to your specific plant to work out the correct distance based on the output. If you haven’t already perused it, the House Plant Journal website is an amazing source of info about grow lights and has a helpful table that lists measurable light requirements for each plant. Darryl also has some great info about different types of light meters and all things plant lights.

### Yolanda commented on 2025-05-21

I would put it closer but not so close it burns your leaves

### Carly commented on 2025-05-23

Thank you all for the help!

---

_Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_