new reptisun LED UVB fixture

[Elgato]

Hey guys I just recently found this new fixture made by zoomed. Has anyone used something similar to this setup? What are y'alls thoughts on this? For some reason I couldn't find this product for sale so i decided to make my own version of this lol. I bought a three LED strip fixture that is made for aquariums and is the equivalent to typical fluorescent lighting and the reptisun T5 HO fixture.

I was looking for something bright enough to help out the hibiscus that I just added to his enclosure. I was thinking that the LED's might be way too bright for our chams eyes though.

 

[jmwhitel]

LED does not produce UVB. However they are great for plant growth and are not too bright for chams. I have one in my setup. For UVB, stick with T5HO linear fluorescents from lightyourreptiles.com

 

[Yowzercham]

Iwascloser told the UVB should be inside screen...that it loses a lot on top?

 

[Juliaf3]

Never put lights inside the enclosure. Ever. Unless it's surrounded by like, chicken wire or something. You can simply buy a bulb that puts out higher UVB and avoid the chicken wire and hassle of hanging a light inside the enclosure, but yes, that is true. Mesh filters out a lot of UVB.

 

[Yowzercham]

But flours cent does not get hot...still no? My outside cage is hardware cloth...better for UVB?

 

[junglefries]

Outdoors, outdoors, outdoors. Get them outdoors.

 

[Elgato]

LED does not produce UVB. However they are great for plant growth and are not too bright for chams. I have one in my setup. For UVB, stick with T5HO linear fluorescents from lightyourreptiles.com

Yeah that's why I picked up a UVB T5 HO and a LED fixture. I was just worried about the bright light from the LED's hurting my chams eyes. And to junglefries I would love to keep my little dude outside, but jacksons can't stand hot Houston heat. I only take him out in fall and spring time.

 

[Juliaf3]

a lot of things must be taken into consideration with UVB - Todd from LYR just actually posted a thread that very informative when it comes to UVB, let me grab you the link:


https://www.chameleonforums.com/usi...ucation-key-12-not-always-best-option-129982/