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title: "Why are my succulents having etiolation (i think). I have them under…"
description: "Why are my succulents having etiolation (i think). I have them under a grow light…succulents HATE me"
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# Why are my succulents having etiolation (i think). I have them under…

_Publié par Caity le 2024-12-31_

Why are my succulents having etiolation (i think). I have them under a grow light…succulents HATE me

![Pièce jointe 1 sur 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/teKtzkptZ_M8JYCxwSrtrSHE9-1p1hP_U0AdQKZNcyU/R-imxrj-Qeid_jUh79bnlg.webp?size=large)

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## 8 commentaires

### Tiff a commenté le 2025-01-01

Are they pretty close to the light? I thought I read somewhere that they need to be within 6-10in for them to be effective for succulents. I could be wrong and hopefully someone corrects me. Good luck 🧡

### Wolfen 🐺 a commenté le 2025-01-01

What kind of light. Grow lights are not made the same. A lot of cheaper ones only give off 1,000-3,000 lum and that's equivalent to a cloudy day. Tiff is also correct in they may be to far away, especially if they are lower capacity. You can use the light meter on here to check how close you should put them. It's only 20-40 difference from an actual light meter

#### Caity ha respondido el 2025-01-01

They are pretty close, i’d say no more than 6 inches. They are Barina grow lights!

#### Wolfen 🐺 ha respondido el 2025-01-01

Barrina are usually decent. I'd double check with the light meter. They don't have a dimming mode, that might have been clicked on? And they're full spectrum?

### Sofia a commenté le 2025-01-02

I have the same one on the right in the 1st picture, in the summer I put it out for some more sun and it burnt and looked purple/ brown just like the leaves in your photo. It might be worth a try to put it in a bit of a darker place like on a window sill

### Phil a commenté le 2025-01-02

Barrina is a good brand. I also have Sansi lights. So I don’t think it’s your light. How long are your lights on. Mine are on 12-16 hours every day. Could that be it? Maybe not long enough. And are you sure the second plant is etoliated? Maybe flower stalks. Pic is very fuzzy.

![Pièce jointe 1 sur 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/OWAkyZxcZtwxk-v_HG7sG7i-GaZeWOFpvbl_VkIbhkY/tru4dTu_RqymkxgJ4Lb7Ww.webp?size=large)

![Pièce jointe 2 sur 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/OWAkyZxcZtwxk-v_HG7sG7i-GaZeWOFpvbl_VkIbhkY/8oBf9P4yQSy7SVbEP8OKCA.webp?size=large)

#### Chrissy ha respondido el 2025-01-03

Where did you get your plant racks? They look great.😊

### Phil a commenté le 2025-01-03

From Amazon. Xiofio is the brand for the metal stands.

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