Lighting?????

[alexcoppola]

soo im almost finished with my reptarium and all i need now is the lighting. now i know i need a reptisun 5.0 uvb buld, but what about the heating bulb, i have the lamp for it but is this true you can use just a reguler house hold bulb??? will that generate enouf heat for a panter? and i have a hibiscus plant, is the uvb going to be all the lighting i will need for it to grow and be healthy?

 

[dreamforthedead]

soo im almost finished with my reptarium and all i need now is the lighting. now i know i need a reptisun 5.0 uvb buld, but what about the heating bulb, i have the lamp for it but is this true you can use just a reguler house hold bulb??? will that generate enouf heat for a panter? and i have a hibiscus plant, is the uvb going to be all the lighting i will need for it to grow and be healthy?

I use a house hold bulb for my chameleon's heat and it works just fine, i also have four live plants in her viv and they are doing really well. The two weeping figs have grown so much.

 

[reptoman]

I use a regular 40W in the summer and adjust the temp of his basking spot by raising or lowering the light. I use a 60W in the winter. You will need to adjust the light as the temp will fluctuate even in an air conditioned house. I screwed a wood shelf to the wall and clipped my heat light onto that and rotate the shelf to raise or lower for adjusting temps. For the plants you can use a 6500K grow light from home depot along with your reptisun 5.0.

 

[blueta]

For plants I use GE brand "daylight" spiral bulbs. They are the correct spectrum for growing plants. You will be fine usinga regular incandecent bulb for heat.

 

[Clifford]

...this true you can use just a reguler house hold bulb??? will that generate enouf heat for a panter?

Yes, it can, assuming the ambient temp of your house / the area isnt too low. Household incandenscent bulbs come in a number of different wattages, from 20 - 100+. Choose the bulb that provides the right amount of heat for your situation (measure with a temperature guage). Increase or decrease teh wattage and/or distance of the bulb from the basking spot to achieve the correct temperature.

 

[EhhPic]

For plants I use GE brand "daylight" spiral bulbs. They are the correct spectrum for growing plants. You will be fine usinga regular incandecent bulb for heat.

Thanks for the info, where did you find this bulb, I am considering a coiled type plant bulb for my setup.

 

[blueta]

Thanks for the info, where did you find this bulb, I am considering a coiled type plant bulb for my setup.

You can get it at any place like home depot, lowes, walmart etc. Pretty cheap too.