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title: "If you have grow light strips you use, what kind do you use? Do they…"
description: "If you have grow light strips you use, what kind do you use? Do they do good? Is 6” far enough away? Obviously I want my plants to thrive, not just do good,…"
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author: "Jules"
published: "2025-07-14T01:10:17.323295Z"
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# If you have grow light strips you use, what kind do you use? Do they…

_Posted by Jules on 2025-07-14_

If you have grow light strips you use, what kind do you use? Do they do good? Is 6” far enough away? Obviously I want my plants to thrive, not just do good, but at this point, I’m so over trying to figure out my track light situation. I want to just return the track light and switch to light strips. Recommendations?

## 3 comments

### Michelle commented on 2025-07-14

Also curious about this. I have GooingTop LED grow lights from Amazon that clip onto a nearby surface. They do all right for my windowless bathroom plants, but for my other plants they supplement the natural sunlight beautifully. I find that my indoor plants thrive the best with a combo of light strips/natural sunlight. 8-10” is a good distance to avoid burning the leaves.

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-07-14

I have Barrina t8 and t5 for most of my bars, and they are between 6-14" away depending on plant. Im more of a fan of the t8 than the t5, but they both get the job done

### Twinn commented on 2025-07-21

Depends on the amount of heat the light puts out 6500k i recommend about 12-20 inches

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