Best planted Lighting

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I am seeking the best UVB and best lighting all together for a Female veiled chameleon. Her tank contains spider plants (bright indirect light) pothos (very bright indirect light) and a hibiscus tree (Very Bright indirect light) what is the best lighting for them. I assume that all uvb bulbs are considered indirect because uvb does not produce what the sun produces. I have a 23.75″ wide x 23″ deep x 48″ tall tank with three sides pvc and the top and front screen. plz halp :3
 
As far as best planted lighting...I would get the Jungle Dawn 40w LED from Todd at the link provided by MSMorgan. That bulb is crazy good. It will light your entire enclosure by itself....and since you have a female veiled and don't want to subject her to as much heat as males, the LED will be perfect!
 
jpowell86 said:
As far as best planted lighting...I would get the Jungle Dawn 40w LED from Todd at the link provided by MSMorgan. That bulb is crazy good. It will light your entire enclosure by itself....and since you have a female veiled and don't want to subject her to as much heat as males, the LED will be perfect!
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does it supply UVB? If so it replaces the5.0 uvb bulb?
 
jpowell86 said:
No, it does not supply the UVB. I would go with the Arcadia bulb for that! I like the 12% personally.
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So to supp the uv use the arcadia 12% ALONG with the 40w jungle dawn. Do I need an additional bulb for heat. ex I use a 45 watt normal house lamp bulb for additional heat. So a total 3 bulbs the arcadia the jungle dawn and the 45 watt lamp bulb for heat.
 
Spags said:
So to supp the uv use the arcadia 12% ALONG with the 40w jungle dawn. Do I need an additional bulb for heat. ex I use a 45 watt normal house lamp bulb for additional heat. So a total 3 bulbs the arcadia the jungle dawn and the 45 watt lamp bulb for heat.
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Correct. Jungle Dawn = Plant Growth
Arcadia = UVB
45W Incandescent = Heat

Perfection!!
 
Another option is the new-ish Reptisun UVB/LED fixture. They use a T5 bulb for the UVB and then have several 6500k white LED's for the plants with a handful of red and blue LED's that you can turn on or off for different lighting effects. I have a few of those fixtures in different sizes for my different setups and am really impressed with the light output. They come with one of the 5.0 Reptisun T5 bulbs which you can always replace with a better Arcadia bulb later on if you want.

Light Your Reptiles is a great source but I could never find T5 replacement bulbs for the plant lights locally and eventually wound up replacing the dual and quad T5 LYR fixtures with these ones. I don't always plan ahead very well and like being able to run out and grab something when I need it instead of having to order stuff online and wait however long to get it. Most people don't have that problem though lol.
 
Spags said:
you are talking about the jungle dawn spotlight correct? It is the only 40w
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Yes, that is the one. I know it's a little on the pricey side in comparison to other bulbs, but it look like sunshine in the enclosure. It's just an awesome bulb!!
 
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