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This is the most common question I get, and I usually encourage customers to call me anytime (425.471.1425), this post isn't meant to dissuade calls but helps to get things started here on the Web.  The "tall" panel (2 inches in height) is usually the best choice, as you may be wanting the large LED diodes in addition to the LED strips to get more light down to the substrate.  Large diodes aren't mandatory but are often recommended for the common plants most folks choose. The first thing to consider is what top are you going to use?  The stock...

  This Marcgravia El Coco is essentially an adult plant at this point.  Its been separated from the vivarium mother plant for 3 or 4 months.   Its rooted and grown out and ready to take off in a new viv.  WYSIWYG in the plant store.  

I'm currently in the process of evaluating this NL502 touchscreen controller and if all goes well (and so far it is) the TC420 will finally be phased out entirely.    I'm also working with the TC421 and it's been working better than most of the TC420s I still have in stock, but I still see some of the random "mode swtiching" issue that came to plague the TC420; requiring that I change to only loading up one program mode at a time on a TC420.   Having run the TC420 for about a decade on my own setups, putting a heavy...

I offer several options for lighting up this 18" cube.  The top that comes with it offers some challenges for most lighting systems that don't have a lot of front to back depth, since it essentially has two lighting zones, one glass and one screen.   The good news with the screened area is that adding a 12" T5 UV bulb is easy, but the screen isn't the best when it comes to allowing a lot of LED light into the back half of the display.   The first light panel option is designed to sit just in front of the...

Everytime I prune my own vivariums, I'm usually discarding some very nice and viable cuttings, so I've decided to cultivate them into offerings for sale in my store.   A grow out rack is ready to go -- So check back for updates