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title: "I’m newish to the plant hobby but don’t get much sun in my basement…"
description: "I’m newish to the plant hobby but don’t get much sun in my basement suite so bought the Barrina T5 grow lights to help my little guys out, I’m worried that…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Marley"
published: "2026-07-09T04:08:40.318223Z"
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# I’m newish to the plant hobby but don’t get much sun in my basement…

_Posted by Marley on 2026-07-09_

I’m newish to the plant hobby but don’t get much sun in my basement suite so bought the Barrina T5 grow lights to help my little guys out, I’m worried that I’ve placed them in bad spots and was hoping some people would be able to kindly help me out :) thank you so much!!

Some people have told me that the barrina lights I have aren’t too strong so having plants that need partial sun are okay about 12 inches away from it… lmk if that’s wrong please

Thank you in advance!!❤️

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## 1 comment

### Amber commented on 2026-07-09

You might want another light for the lower level. It doesn't look like they are getting any light.

Also, just know that the plants are going to grow towards the light they will start leaning.

This is a really nice arrangement and collection of plants! Keep it up! ☺️

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