misshissingroaches
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Very interested in switching to these, especially since I am upgrading my boy's cage soon. But I am not going to lie, I went to the website and got super overwhelmed.
Been wanting to switch to Arcadia's, but the setups I'm looking at are always out of stock.
Hi Big Gulp....
yes, you are right!
They have been selling so fast it has been hard to keep up!
I apologize profusely!--
but since they have basically gone "viral".... (both Arcadia Bulbs and Tropic Blaze HO T5 Fixtures ) we sold out literally to the bare walls over the holidays.
Side note:
I certainly did not expect that we would go through anywhere near that many fixtures & Arcadia bulbs in that short of time.
(Plus-- some of the Arcadia HO t5 bulb shortage is due to the fact that many Zoos are using Arcadia now to re-lamp because they last so long (it is much more economical for these large institutions).
They sometimes place orders for up to 100 or more bulbs at once --- and that can pretty much clean 'Ol Todd here out of out inventory in any given size all at once when that happens. )
As far as the t5 fixtures go---most folks don't realize that we have a factory custom make the orders of ho t5 lights.
Unfortunately they aren't just sitting in some nearby wholesale warehouse in inventory just waiting for me to order a few in every weeks or so we can keep re-stocked.
That would be way too easy.... LOL
We buy & import them in made to order shipments that take 4 - 6 week lead time to complete and ship. *sigh*
Now--
Onto the good news.
The next shipment of HO t5 fixtures has been made (finally!) and was shipped (1/29) and now is on a container ship somewhere crossing the Pacific ocean... headed for the Panama canal... and then up to NJ to dock and unload.
If all goes accordingly, then the fixtures should be back in stock in about 3 - 3.5 weeks.
Also, another large order of bulbs is scheduled to arrive from Arcadia in England next week.
So you see my friends -
there is MUCH more logistics to this lighting biz than one might at first think.
I do thank all Chameleon Forums customers for being so patient~ you guys are awesome and I promise to have great lighting to take these animals we love to the next level.....and beyond!
Cheers!
Sincerely,
Todd
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Just out of curiosity, were the reptisun bulbs T5 or T8 bulbs?
I think they were t8!?
Those are fatter then t5's, right?
to my knowledge t5 blubs come in 22", 34", 46"...i dont know of any smaller than 22"
my cage is 18x18x60 and i dont want it to look sloppy hanging over the edge, thsi is the only cage i will play with until at least a year or so when i get the money and the space to build a custom one
These really are the way forward in terms of reptile lighting. Here In the UK we have had access to them a littl longer than you in the US. I have been using them for two years on chameleons, day geckos and my tortoise and they are the best out there.
Here in the UK we also have more products that havent been released in the UK yet like the 18 inch vivarium canopy and the Arcadia UV flood. I am not sure whether these will be released in the US but they certainly are great products.
Here is the arcadia website which shows all their products although all products available in the US are most likely on Todds site.
The website also gives links to great articles and what lamps are recommended for certain species
http://www.arcadia-reptile.com/