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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…

_Caity님이 2024-12-31에 게시함_

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

![2개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/teKtzkptZ_M8JYCxwSrtrSHE9-1p1hP_U0AdQKZNcyU/R-imxrj-Qeid_jUh79bnlg.webp?size=large)

![2개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/teKtzkptZ_M8JYCxwSrtrSHE9-1p1hP_U0AdQKZNcyU/AebhqMQJSVOLqAZaFmfPSg.webp?size=large)

## 8개의 댓글

### Tiff님이 2025-01-01에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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 🐺님이 2025-01-01에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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

#### Caity님이 2025-01-01에 답변했습니다.

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

#### Wolfen 🐺님이 2025-01-01에 답변했습니다.

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?

### Sofia님이 2025-01-02에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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

### Phil님이 2025-01-02에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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.

![2개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/OWAkyZxcZtwxk-v_HG7sG7i-GaZeWOFpvbl_VkIbhkY/tru4dTu_RqymkxgJ4Lb7Ww.webp?size=large)

![2개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/OWAkyZxcZtwxk-v_HG7sG7i-GaZeWOFpvbl_VkIbhkY/8oBf9P4yQSy7SVbEP8OKCA.webp?size=large)

#### Chrissy님이 2025-01-03에 답변했습니다.

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

### Phil님이 2025-01-03에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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

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