posted 4 years ago
I'm setting up a BSF system, with a screened breeding chamber, so it can self-sustain. But I live in zone 5, where it gets well below freezing much of the time, so I want to do this in my basement, so it can run all year. I do have small windows that give some natural light down there, but not a lot of it, and especially not in winter. I do have full spectrum grow lights, so I'm wondering if that will be sufficient to give the flies the light they want to breed.
(I may also need some supplemental heat, but I don't imagine the flies are as picky about how the temperature gets that way, as long as it's warm enough?)