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The light is a lot bluer than it looks in the photo its just the camera auto adjusting badly. I did try a 1900 lumen halogen bulb but it cooked my loph seedling the box was at least 90°c after like an hour. I opened the melting baggy a steam bellowed, far too hot so I changed to a uv bulb. Lucky I tested it first would have ruined my new seeds.

Seeds came today. So I have potted them up and got them in the light box. There was supposed to be 100 in the mixed bag but was more like 200 so had to add extra pots. Here's some pics.

I have put together a wish list I have not added everything. Havent bothered putting on all the lophophora or trichocereus as these I know by sight and name so no need to list them. But I got this quite extensive list saved on my phone ready for when im out about at garden centres etc.

Ariocarpus agavoides
Ariocarpus fissuratus
Ariocarpus fissuratus
var. lloydii
Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus
Ariocarpus retusus
Astrophytum asterias
Astrophytum coahuilense
Astrophytum myriostigma
Astrophytum ornatum
Aztekium ritteri
Aztekium hintonii
Aztekium valdesii
Blossfeldia liliputana
Cintia knizei
Copiapoa haseltoniana
Copiapoa hypogaea
Copiapoa laui
Copiapoa longistaminea
Copiapoa serpentisulcata
Copiapoa tocopillana
Discocactus ferricola
Discocactus heptacanthus
Discocactus horstii
Discocactus placentiformis
Discocactus pseudoinsignis
Echinocactus texensis
Eriosyce occulta
Ferocactus echidne
Ferocactus emoryi
Ferocactus histrix
Ferocactus latispinus
Ferocactus viridescens
Frailea castanea
Frailea cataphracta
Frailea phaeodisca
Frailea pseudopulcherrima
Geohintonia mexicana
Glandulicactus mathssoni
Lobivia ferox cv. TWIST
Maihueniopsis bonnieae
Mammillaria boelderliana
Mammillaria chionocephala
Mammillaria luethyi
Mammillaria pectinifera
Mammillaria peninsularis
Mammillaria sanchez-mejoradae
Matucana pujupatii
Matucana oreodoxa
Matucana madisoniorum
Obregonia denegrii
Ortegocactus macdougallii
Parodia crassigibba
Pediocactus peeblesianus
var. peeblesianus
var. menzeli
Pelecyphora aselliformis
Pelecyphora strobiliformis
Rebutia canigueralii
Rebutia neumanniana
Stenocactus coptonogonus
Stenocactus hastatus
Stenocactus multicostatus
Stenocactus phyllacanthus
Stenocactus sulphureus
Strombocactus corregidorae
Strombocactus disciformis
subsp. disciformis
Sulcorebutia rauschii
Tephrocactus geometricus
Thelocactus hexaedrophorus
Thelocactus hexaedrophorus
ssp. Lloydii
Thelocactus rinconensis
ssp. phymatothelos
Turbinicarpus jauernigii
Turbinicarpus lophophoroides
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus
ssp. schmiedickeanus
ssp. schwarzii
ssp. klinkerianus
ssp. andersonii
var. polaskii
ssp. macrochele
ssp. mysakii (nom. prov.)
Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus
Turbinicarpus rioverdensis
Turbinicarpus swobodae
Yavia cryptocarpa

Hybrids

Toumeya papyracantha x Echinocereus knippelianus hybrid

There are a few cultivars that I would like, mainly astrophytum asterias but mainly into naturally occurring species. But you will see one hybrid thats due to the amazing look it has. The red ones are what I have aquired since starting the list and green is the new seeds I have got.

Also I will have a home made green house project in the pipeline to house my addictions sorry additions, will deffinatelly need more space in the future

Halogen bulbs do get terribly hot! Stick to using them in halogen ovens. A UV light you say? There's no need to use a bulb which puts out a lot of UV light and it's inefficient to use one that does so, since UV light is mainly wasted light to plants.

Quite a list you have there and I'd say quite a typical one to starting addicts. Most of the desirable species. What's in that seed mix? Is that a general succulent mix, because those aren't all cactus seeds. Looks like there are some interesting things in there, good luck!

Yeah it was a mix of cacti and succulents quite a few have sprouted now and I think the strobocactus have too. Will upload some pics tomorrow there should be more.

Good to hear. Strombocactus seedlings might be too small to see to begin with. I know that my remaining 10 month old seedlings are barely 1mm in diameter. Where did you get the seeds from?

CactusFanDan wrote: Good to hear. Strombocactus seedlings might be too small to see to begin with. I know that my remaining 10 month old seedlings are barely 1mm in diameter. Where did you get the seeds from?

The strobos are doing well good germination rate good seeds all round. Got them from cactusshop.co.uk they where a bit slow due second class post but excellent sevice and good clean seeds well packaged too.

The first pic is the Strombocactus disciformis. They seem to be germinating nicely. The second is just the whole tray. If you zoom in you should see the other ones sprouting mainly succulents so far I think.

Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus have sprouted also some unidentified cacti from the mix seeds.

More Strombocactus disciformis.

Mixed cacti s succulents unidentified

Looking good! I might have to try cactusshop.co.uk's seeds some time. To be honest I didn't notice they sold seed. Looks like there's a decent array of stuff in that mix too! I see what look like Astrophytums, Lithops, Stapeliads, Hoodias, Euphorbias, Maihueniopsis and many other kinds of seed in there. That'll be fun to ID when they grow up.

Keep up the good work.

Cheers man was wondering what they where. Which do you think are the astros.

More have sprouted I'll upload some pic now in a minute.