UVB Light Fixture

UrbanChameleon · Mar 10, 2012

Today my linear UVB light fixture finally shipped in. Up until now I've had to use the compact bulbs. The fixture I got is used for fish tanks, and my question is about the inside of it. I'm wondering if I need to put reflective tape on the inside. It is just white and doesn't have anything reflecting the light downwards. I wasn't sure if that's a big deal or not. I don't want to be wasting any rays that he could benifit from. So let me know your opinions. Any feedback would be appreciated.

ibdragons · Mar 10, 2012

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In my opinion if ur gonna set the light on top of the cage u dont need tape as long as the perch is under 8 inches from it ,if ur gonna hang it above the cage then I would put reflecttive tape on it that is my opinion good luck

moviemanmania · Mar 10, 2012

Aluminum foil works great also

UrbanChameleon · Mar 11, 2012

Thanks for the replies. I think I might just leave it as is. Although I ran into a problem last night. I have Bodhi's lights and mister on a timer. I didn't get home until about 1:30 last night, and when I walked in his UVB light was on. Apparently it doesn't work with a timer. Which blows because I had been waiting on this for months. I have no idea what I'm going to do now. The only kind of fixtures I can get are the aquarium ones. Petland had ordered it for me because I had store credit. They won't give cash back. I'm afraid I'm going to go through 10 of these before I find one that works with a timer. It's just been one of those weeks where everything is not working out. So it's just one more thing to worry about. I will have to find time tomorrow to get this straightened out. He is in his adult cage now and I feel like he isn't able to get optimum UVB from a dome fixture. What brand fixtures do you guys use? Maybe I can cut out the guess work if someone knows of brands that work with timers.

nitsujwalker · Jul 15, 2012

I'm curious... Why doesn't the fixture work on a timer? What kind of on-off switch does it have? If you can't use it on a timer, that is a serious problem––at least it would be for me.