I have a 20gallon long terrarium (30"x13"x13), hoping to use this on it for a baby bearded dragon. Any idea if this is too strong of a bulb???
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Any thing less than 55 gallons it will be two strong of a bulb. Unless you can raise and lower the bulb about 18 in from top of tank. Overall it's a great bulb.
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I have a set up with the same dimensions listed, using the 125 watts on my 4 month old Beardie, Its fine.
276938
This will be too strong because of the wattage, if you can find a 75w then go for it. I use mine on a 55 gallon tank but I wouldn't d use it on a tank that small.
1111924
All depends on size and type of the cage if it's a screen top or a closed cage I never use a bulb that big I use halogen outdoor flood lights now the are cheaper and do the same thing my tank is 36+24+18 that has a glass front doors so I have no screen and I use a 50 watt flood so its hard to answer how far u should get a cheap digital thermometer and want Ur basking temp around 110-115 sorry fro writing so much if u have others questions look me up on face book Scott correll from Allentown pa I can help u more
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The cage will withstand the heat from the bulb easily. We have 100 watt bulbs in some of the 20 or so in our barn, and they don't stick out the bottom. Some of the spiral CFL bulbs do, but compact CFLs fit in side with an inch or so to spare. Some 100 watt bulbs are larger than others, and may protrude a bit, but standard Phillips or Sylvania fit fine. Great product, BTW. We bought them so a horse tossing her head wouldn't break a bulb and get cut. These things are really tough, hard plastic, not brittle or soft like the cheap yellow ones.
1975209
Go to the fixture's website or find it on amazon and read the specs (it should tell you what size you need.)I only can answer questions about the bulb. Reptisun 10.0 fits my fixtures ;) and is the ONLY one I trust for good UVB for my critters. Hope this helps.
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Yea for sure I'm using one light fixture on my 90 gallon tall tank which has a similar footprint with a 40 gallon breeder. 36 inch long 18 inch wide and 32 inches tall. The light is plenty strong make sure you hang it a east 12 inches from top of the water to get good light dispersal for a three foot tank. Also takes some careful aqua scaping so you don't get any shadows on the side. Mine looks like a volcano very high in the middle and slopes down on both sides so as not creating casting almost any shadows. I run it at almost 80-90 percent and eveif I ran two I would probably not have aqua scales this way but I like the look and my coral in the bottom sandbed are getting enough light. I get ton of coralline algae on the sides of the tank so I am pretty confident the light is spreading enough. I don't have a gazillion corals so I did not see the need for more than one light and having one now I can definitely see that I can surely add more in the future without any problems. I am even having luck with sps corals so this is the real deal! You will definitely not be able to run them up that high intensity since the breeder is so much more of a shallow tank but that's good because you will be saving on electricity, also another reason I ran one light... Make sure you a climate your corals from very little light these lights are super powerful!
622279
I have a 24 inch light and I have orchids under it. I am not sure the size of the bulb. I bought this one to replace one that I had because my old one went bad.
250551
It is great!!! I use a 1.0 bulb for my breathed dragon. Real sun light too.
636555
I would not put a high powered basking bulb into this light fixture at all. It will almost certainly cause the plastic housing to warp. We use a separate dome for the basking bulb and use this fixture solely for UV bulbs.
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Yep - should work perfectly - the height of the sides can be adjusted for different sized bulbs. It's not cheap, but it is really cool
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This bulb is a spot lamp bulb not like other bulbs. the fouces a beam or channle of heat to one area were normal bulbs scatter heat. so they will help heat a the basking area, theses do over heat very eay. do not use mimi dome lamps were theres isnt wide enough. my beared dragon would only bask around this hot zone never dirrectly under it wich did lead to him stay at temps around 85 or 82 degrees. even rising the lamp dome up higher didnt help. be care full of theses bulbs.
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Sorry no longer have unit. It was used for bearded dragon tank and sat directly on mesh screen lid. Bulbs never came in contact with lid so it wasn't a problem. Both lights had individual on/off switch.
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Not a standard 25 watt lightbulb but a smaller aquarium bulb style would fit. However, I would try to keep with a smaller wattage or use fluorescent bulbs as the heat from a 25 watt bulb may be a bit much. There isn't a lot of room for the bulbs and heat dissipation may be an issue. I use a compact fluorescent with mine and have great success with plants and have sufficient lighting.
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Hi,"Bearded Dragons must have a UV bulb to keep them healthy. We highly recommend a Sunforce UV Mercury Vapor bulb or other brand mercury vapor bulb. Successful UV can be produced with a Zoo Med Reptisun 10.0 bulb as well but your dragon should be within 15 inches of the 10.0 bulb. All of these bulbs can be found in our lighting section of our reptile department. Don't forget that you must change your UV bulb every 6 months in order to maintain proper UVA/UVB."Check out our Care Sheet for Bearded Dragons or give us a call for more info: http://www.bigappleherp.com/site/content/Care_Sheet_Bearded_Dragon.htmlThank you! Hi,"Bearded Dragons must have a UV bulb to keep them healthy. We highly recommend a Sunforce UV Mercury Vapor bulb or other brand mercury vapor bulb. Successful UV can be produced with a Zoo Med Reptisun 10.0 bulb as well but your dragon should be within 15 inches of the 10.0 bulb. All of these bulbs can be found in our lighting section of our reptile department. Don't forget that you must change your UV bulb every 6 months in order to maintain proper UVA/UVB."Check out our Care Sheet for Bearded Dragons or give us a call for more info:... » Read More Hi,"Bearded Dragons must have a UV bulb to keep them healthy. We highly recommend a Sunforce UV Mercury Vapor bulb or other brand mercury vapor bulb. Successful UV can be produced with a Zoo Med Reptisun 10.0 bulb as well but your dragon should be within 15 inches of the 10.0 bulb. All of these bulbs can be found in our lighting section of our reptile department. Don't forget that you must change your UV bulb every 6 months in order to maintain proper UVA/UVB."Check out our Care Sheet for Bearded Dragons or give us a call for more info: http://www.bigappleherp.com/site/content/Care_Sheet_Bearded_Dragon.htmlThank you! « Show Less
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My tank is 17" tall, and the light is so strong I only use it at 65%. I think you would be fine with one at 80-100%
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I use it with a bank of 6 - 40 watt equiv. LED globe type bulbs in the bathroom. Works well, after you adjust the low end threshold for the lowest sustainable light level.
1111928
Depends on the temps you're looking for. As another answer said exo-terra reccomends 4-16 inches, but the manual does say to keep the bulb 3 to 4 feet away from any reptile that the bulb can "sun burn" a reptile. My beardie started in a 20 long, the bulband basking spot off center which gave me about 30 inches diagnal to the cool side where i placed a hide. To let the dragon out of the light, that she never uses
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I think the answer to that question would depend on what type of light bulb you use. This particular product does not come with a bulb, it's just a light fixture which is meant to replace the one that came built in to the lid of my aquarium. That being said: if this light fits onto the top of your tank and you find the right light bulb for turtles then in my opinion it would work great.