Jungle Dawn 40w MEGA Plant Grow Spotlight

[Nicholasdeaan]

These lights are incredible! With in one week I saw results with the my plants. A month later, they all exploded with growth and took over my cage. I have a few that are full sun plants and all are doing great. It also lights up the enclosure nicely and reveals the true color of your chameleon as well. These bulbs penetrate deep in the enclosure, but aren't so bright that they do harm. I would chose one of these over a linear bulb any day of the week. I tried other LED lights and etc., but nothing even comes close to how well they work. These are my top pick. Hands down.

The best part is Todd described it as "a shaft of sunlight." My girlfriend didn't know I got one and when she saw it the first thing she said was " Wow, it looks like the actual sun breaking through a canopy!". Lol

I highly recommended this if you're looking to add more light to a dark cage or if you've got plants that love bright light! I'll be buying a few more shortly! @Venutus1

 

[Extensionofgreen]

I agree! I'm considering adding 2 more to the 4 I'm using on my parsonii build. Excellent lights and reasonably safe to mount inside certain enclosures. They are great for montanes, because the bulbs put out less heat, though the fixture and base still get fairly hot.

 

[Nicholasdeaan]

I agree! I'm considering adding 2 more to the 4 I'm using on my parsonii build. Excellent lights and reasonably safe to mount inside certain enclosures. They are great for montanes, because the bulbs put out less heat, though the fixture and base still get fairly hot.

Definitely! I used it at one point for a basking bulb for a Jackson just for a few days to try it, and it works perfectly. It barely tosses out any heat, but just enough for montanes( my guy liked it no warmer than 75). And yes the bulb itself and fixture will still get pretty warm. What I really like about them is that they toss off so much light while staying cool so you don't have to worry about burns. Those would work awesome in your parson build because they can penetrate deep towards the bottom and make the plants grow upwards rather than all over the place and have a big tangled mess.

 

[Extensionofgreen]

I'll have 12 T5 tubes, 4 jungle dawns, and an Arcadia MV 165 watt bulb. I'm aiming to keep my hibiscus and gardenia blooming!

 

[Andee]

I am now planning on buying this for my sad little schefflerra plant in Ryker's cage. Just gotta wait for my pay check. Though getting one will have to wait until after my next round of uvb bulbs for everyone.

 

[Extensionofgreen]

The great thing about LEDs is that IF ( it isn't easy, because LED spectrums have yet to be standardized, but Todd got it right ) you get the right spectrums, the spectral output doesn't shift, as in other lighting sources. The LED remains consistent throughout its life, until it burns out.

 

[Nicholasdeaan]

I'll have 12 T5 tubes, 4 jungle dawns, and an Arcadia MV 165 watt bulb. I'm aiming to keep my hibiscus and gardenia blooming!

I think it'll be blooming just fine! Lots of light! I'm thinking of having one in the next cage I set up. @Andee this is how well they light up the cage (XL). The camera on my phone doesn't really show how well they work and makes the light look really glowish. But they work! I'll never be with out one. These are with and with out pictures. The jasmine plant two weeks ago, wasn't even as tall as the green feeder cup. Now look at it!

 

[Ivypanther]

Where can i find this at?

 

[Nicholasdeaan]

Where can i find this at?

Lightyourreptiles.com

 

[Andee]

Omg XD I was thinking if I am going to do that 110 gallon pygmy enclosure I could use two of those as their basking lights since they prefer to have temps under 78 degrees and my reptile room is naturally warm. That way I can still grow my plants and they can still warm up safely. Then I will most likely put uvb light across it, the ones I have already used from my other chams most likely, either that or I'll buy 2.0s. Then I would just need to connect the mist king, and create the living environment.

 

[Ivypanther]

Can you show what you have the bulb connected to? Like to see your setup from the outside.

 

[Nicholasdeaan]

Omg XD I was thinking if I am going to do that 110 gallon pygmy enclosure I could use two of those as their basking lights since they prefer to have temps under 78 degrees and my reptile room is naturally warm. That way I can still grow my plants and they can still warm up safely. Then I will most likely put uvb light across it, the ones I have already used from my other chams most likely, either that or I'll buy 2.0s. Then I would just need to connect the mist king, and create the living environment.

yeah I mean that would work. These lights work best if elevated a few inches off of a screen top. So you would have to invest in a couple lampstands. They would work great on a pygmy enclosure though! I do believe that pygmies aren't big on basking though. I may be wrong. But either way it would definitely make your viv grow and light it up!

 

[cyberlocc]

I wish he had that in a bar .

 

[Nicholasdeaan]

Can you show what you have the bulb connected to? Like to see your setup from the outside.

I would go take a picture but all of the lights just went out a minute ago. A clamp lamp works best. I have mine in a 8 inch clamp lamp. I didn't want to buy a lamp stand so I hung a hook from the ceiling and adjusted it so it would be a few inches off of the top. It doesn't have to be elevated but it was suggested by Todd. This helps disperse the light and keep the bulb cool. Does this answer your question?

 

[Nicholasdeaan]

I wish he had that in a bar .

That would be awesome! But these do the trick just fine. That and a bar wouldn't spread the light as well IMO.

 

[Andee]

I would probably suspend the light like I normally do with lights that need to be off the screen, I end up putting wide but only like 2 inch thick cement paving stones on either side of the light and support it on the edges. Letting it air out through the middle and it's never fallen.

 

[jpowell86]

What's going on Nick?!!

I wanted to add to this thread and give a shout out to Todd, @Venutus1 . When I got my light back in January I told him that I would use and catalog the effects of the light over time. I am still doing so as promised. But, I just wanted to add a picture of it over one of my enclosures. This is why I like the light so much. When it cuts through the enclosure, it gives the appearance of natural sunlight. The light it gives off is amazing, but what I really like about it is the shadows that it creates. That is what gives a much more natural feel to the enclosure. Awesome light Todd!! It is what you promised it would be plus!

P.S. - If you are like me and believe an enclosure is not an enclosure without copious amounts of live plants, then you need this light!

 

[Nicholasdeaan]

What's going on Nick?!!

I wanted to add to this thread and give a shout out to Todd, @Venutus1 . When I got my light back in January I told him that I would use and catalog the effects of the light over time. I am still doing so as promised. But, I just wanted to add a picture of it over one of my enclosures. This is why I like the light so much. When it cuts through the enclosure, it gives the appearance of natural sunlight. The light it gives off is amazing, but what I really like about it is the shadows that it creates. That is what gives a much more natural feel to the enclosure. Awesome light Todd!! It is what you promised it would be plus!

P.S. - If you are like me and believe an enclosure is not an enclosure without copious amounts of live plants, then you need this light!

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Not much, just chattin up a storm! I knew I wasn't the only one that loved the lights! Yes, the shadows it makes really does help give it a natural look of the sun and shade. Another thing is if you put it in a clamp lamp or something that can swivel, you can change it up every week or two and alternate where the light is focused. Glad you mentioned that!

 

[Venutus1]

Thank you folks for the nice feedback.
I am very proud of these.
And they really do represent allot of work and trial and error.
There were at least 5 designs over the past 5 years that went before hitting the nail ON THE HEAD with these bad boys.
It is a good example of "at first you don't succeed.. try try again .. and again and again. ha ha."
They use specially graded extra high CRI diodes and are custom made.

I did a video on them here....


NOTE:
They are even brighter than they look in the video, it doesn't quite do them justice.

I even use them on plants in my house.

Thank you. Todd www.lightyourreptiles.com

 

[Extensionofgreen]

I've already been using LED spots, to grow plants, before finding Todd's lights, but the spectral quality and output of his bulbs are far superior to the ones in box stores.

The higher they are raised off the screen, the wider and more spread out the light will be. These impressed me by being able to project light at a useable amount, over 4' away.
I'd personally love to see these replace modern UVB options, especially for shade loving species, but for ambient plant lighting, these are excellent.