Reptile lighting information...
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RandellTheCham
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Remkon
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This site is also valuable for your UVB lights : http://www.uvguide.co.uk/
I don't fully agree with the picture you attached @RandellTheCham ...
I'm using compacts (Arcadia 7%) for both my chameleons, made a horizontal fixture and a reflector to increase the upbringings and it works fine.
Biggest problem with the compacts is that their surface area is limited in a vertical fixture that most people have other than that a compact is basically just a folded tube light.
There may also have been a compact of a certain brand that performed terrible giving all other compacts a bad name, this could happen for any kind of lamp tho.
Bottom line is that you should do at least a bit of research prior to buying an UV lamp to know the kind of lamp you buy is going to suit your situation.
I don't fully agree with the picture you attached @RandellTheCham ...
I'm using compacts (Arcadia 7%) for both my chameleons, made a horizontal fixture and a reflector to increase the upbringings and it works fine.
Biggest problem with the compacts is that their surface area is limited in a vertical fixture that most people have other than that a compact is basically just a folded tube light.
There may also have been a compact of a certain brand that performed terrible giving all other compacts a bad name, this could happen for any kind of lamp tho.
Bottom line is that you should do at least a bit of research prior to buying an UV lamp to know the kind of lamp you buy is going to suit your situation.
RandellTheCham
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Deffantly but for new comers id always suggest a liner especially as ive seen a difference changing me compact to liner
nightanole
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Just reply with to every thread with "ask Tod" 
