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Old toys, new toys, and the new guard

Some pics of my old lighting rig, new rig, and my fungus gnat executioners.

The old rig is from Gardeners.com and is 2 tiered with 2 4ft T5's per tier.

The new rig is a Sun Stand 2 which is nice and sturdy. It is adjustable for height and is about 6ft wide. The light is a Hydrofarm 4ft 8 T5 light setup. I am very impressed by the build quality. The reflectors are like mirrors and the general construction is solid.

A picture of my carnivorous plants. The sundews are doing the most of the work right now. Some of the new guys arrived in 15 degree weather and were damaged but are recovering quickly.

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Very nice set up and a nice collection of carivorous plants. How long have you had them?

Great set up. don't retire the old one, expand your operation! :)

Jason, nice set up and C. Plants.

Thanks guys.
Rcantor- it is an expansion much to the dismay of wifey. Some of my young figs and the new citrus were too tall for my old setup and they were in limbo inside my greenhouse.
Barry- had most of them for a month although a bunch came during that super cold stretch and were damaged slightly. They are like figs, very addictive. I have 15 pitcher bulbs that need to be potted up and 4 more plants on the way. I am just happier they are much cheaper than figs on average and smaller too. By far the sundews eat the most fungus gnats. I am going to get some for my greenhouse for summertime.
Newnandawg- I am sure you are building a nice CP and fig collection too. The pyrethrum spray works on contact when gnats get out of hand plus I keep a small vacuum handy and suck them righ up too. I usually only have 3-4 flying around these days.

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