Fixture ?

[Luna]

Could I just buy a cheap fluorescent fixture and us the UVB bulb in it ? A hooded one without a reflector if it needs a reflector I could get some materials to make it

 

[justjumpit621]

yeah one from home depot works great, and can be much cheaper. Just make sure you get the right sized fixture and bulb, like a 18' fixture and an 18" bulb. no reflector is necessary, just make sure there is no glass or plastic between the bulb and the cham.

 

[Luna]

yeah one from home depot works great, and can be much cheaper. Just make sure you get the right sized fixture and bulb, like a 18' fixture and an 18" bulb. no reflector is necessary, just make sure there is no glass or plastic between the bulb and the cham.

YESSS now i only have to spend 12$ instead of 40$ Thank youu and i know about the plastic thing bc of my cam got mild mbd from it being on there

 

[Olimpia]

I never buy fixtures at reptile stores any more, the ones you find at Lowe's or Home Depot are more than fine.

 

[RealIzeRecognIze]

If you can find one, I recommend a t5 fixture. Its way brighter, along with a 6% bulb or a 12% as long as its safe distance from your cham. Just because the screen can filter out a lot of the 6% uvb.

 

[Luna]

If you can find one, I recommend a t5 fixture. Its way brighter, along with a 6% bulb or a 12% as long as its safe distance from your cham. Just because the screen can filter out a lot of the 6% uvb.

i have a brand new 5.0 repti glo i know i know repti glos arnt as good as repti sun my dad wouldnt spend the extra 5 dollors he insisted "they say the same thing ones just more expensive" my dads always looking for a deal but i never new that screen filtered out anything i have a reptarium i dont know if its the same deal but i never knew that thanks for sharing

 

[Hoj]

If you can find one, I recommend a t5 fixture. Its way brighter, along with a 6% bulb or a 12% as long as its safe distance from your cham. Just because the screen can filter out a lot of the 6% uvb.

be carfull givin this advise the arcadis 6% is more than capable of penitrating the screen, the 12% is too much unless you dull it down.
I only reccomend using the 12% if you have a meter to measure it.

 

[justjumpit621]

i have a brand new 5.0 repti glo i know i know repti glos arnt as good as repti sun my dad wouldnt spend the extra 5 dollors he insisted "they say the same thing ones just more expensive" my dads always looking for a deal but i never new that screen filtered out anything i have a reptarium i dont know if its the same deal but i never knew that thanks for sharing

reptiglo 5.0 is what you want. for tropical terrariums

 

[RealIzeRecognIze]

6% is plenty but yes like i said be careful with the placement of a 12% bulb and make sure your cham can get away from it if it wants to. i used to use reptiglo in my zilla fixture i liked it pretty good and gave off a nice glow but no were near as much light as my new t5 it lights the whole cage and brings colors out a lot better than when i had 2 zilla fixtures going.

 

[Luna]

6% is plenty but yes like i said be careful with the placement of a 12% bulb and make sure your cham can get away from it if it wants to. i used to use reptiglo in my zilla fixture i liked it pretty good and gave off a nice glow but no were near as much light as my new t5 it lights the whole cage and brings colors out a lot better than when i had 2 zilla fixtures going.

Oh yes believe me when this bulb times up I'm making a visit to lightyoureptiles

 

[RealIzeRecognIze]

it would be a good move. did i mention you only have to replace them every year instead of half ayear? chaching

 

[lausnordah]

You should definitely get a fixture with a reflector... you can double the amount of light that goes in your cage with one.