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I'm brand new to gardening and have no prior experience ( I'm 27 ) .. I bought an artificial light because I purchased some indoor succulents and started noticing right away that they're not getting enough light. They sit in the north facing window as my other windows arent big enough to put them in... so I bought a white led grow light and have placed it on my table... it's 50 watts. My question, is how far away should it be from my plants? I had them about 12-15 inches away but last night I read 6 inches is good.  
Is there too close with led lights?  
And is there any additional information anyone's willing to share with me?? All that I have right now are succulents. Some jelly beans, hens and chicks, donkey tail, aloe and a Christmas cactus!

Hi there I’m not sure you have the right colour and lumens. Plants prefer blue light with a little red. And if the light isn’t LED it needs to be at least 24” away from the plant to keep from singeing the leaves tho succulents usually enjoy the extra heat.

You will want the lights as close as possible without burning the leaves. I have my grow lights basically touching my leaves LED lights you need a lot closer than MH or HPS lights, 24” is waaayyy to far away. You may need to have a fan on to cool the leaves off. Indoor grow lights give only a tiny fraction of what the sun gives out. I have a few LED grow lights, they costed me double the regular lights and they suck. I threw them in a box and their sitting in the shed, back to my normal grow lights.