Lithonia light for my jackson chameleon

[Ziggy4]

I have a vivarium that my new jackson chameleon moved into. My question is, I have a lithonia T5 indoor plant light supposed to produce light comparable to sunlight. I believe it has 2 6500k bulbs. Does anyone know if this light will produce the UVB that he requires or if this light can harm him. If this light is no good for him does anyone recommend a light that will be good for him but also good for all the plants in my tank.

Thanks

 

[DrRhymes]

personally I just have 5.0 repti sun bulb for my chameleon. Which provides the necessary uv for the chameleon and I also have live plants in my enclosure which have been doing fantastically with a lot of new growth. So to be safe Iwould go with the repti sun and a day bulb for heat. What kind of plants do you have? Because another option if there is little plant growth is to rotate your plants by having some outside to grow then swapping them periodically. Hope this helps a little.

 

[coldbloodedAL]

Those bulbs DO NOT produce UVB that chameleons require. Is your fixture a t5 HO?

 

[Hoj]

I have a vivarium that my new jackson chameleon moved into. My question is, I have a lithonia T5 indoor plant light supposed to produce light comparable to sunlight. I believe it has 2 6500k bulbs. Does anyone know if this light will produce the UVB that he requires or if this light can harm him. If this light is no good for him does anyone recommend a light that will be good for him but also good for all the plants in my tank.

Thanks

Welcome to the forum. You are going to want a UVB specific bulb, I use arcadia, reptisun, and reptiglow bulbs. U could use one uvb bulb and keep one of the 6500k bulbs and have a good setup.
Oh and obviously dont forget the appropriate baskng light.

 

[Ziggy4]

Thanks to all the reply's i really appreciate this. I rescued him from a aquarium store that was closing. He's in poor shape but hopefully I can turn him into a healthy cham.

Hoj: Thanks for the input I wasnt aware that there were repti bulbs that are for a T5 setup. I like your idea of changing one of the bulbs to the repti 5.0 and keeping the other 6500k. I will be getting one as soon as I can. He came with a ceramic heater that was a 150w but it put out way to much heat. It brought the tank temp to 85 degrees, so I changed it to a 65w and it maintains a temp of 75 degrees during the day.

Thanks again to all

 

[Hoj]

No problem, I would also suggest maybe taking the time to fill out the "how to ask for help" form. It will help us see any areas that we may be able to help with and get you thinking if you may have missed anything.
here it is https://www.chameleonforums.com/how-ask-help-66/
cheers

 

[Venutus1]

You could replace one of those t5 Bulbs with one that produces UV B (&A) and keep one 6.5K ...
The combo would be great for plants in your set up!

I assume it is an "HO" T5 fixture, HO = High Out-put... you can tell by the wattage on the tubes.

HO Tube's Wattage are as follows:

46" = 56 watts

36" = 39 watts

22" = 24 watts

also remember... a 48" T5 fixture really takes a 46" long bulb.
And a 36" T5 fixture really takes a T5 bulb that is approx. 34" long.
The lengths given above are the actual bulb length.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Todd

I have a vivarium that my new jackson chameleon moved into. My question is, I have a lithonia T5 indoor plant light supposed to produce light comparable to sunlight. I believe it has 2 6500k bulbs. Does anyone know if this light will produce the UVB that he requires or if this light can harm him. If this light is no good for him does anyone recommend a light that will be good for him but also good for all the plants in my tank.

Thanks