I have the 18" x 18" x 24" ET terrarium and was wondering if two of the SMALL compact fixtures would be overkill when used side by side with compact fluorescent bulbs? I'm thinking of getting some kind of Boa, probably Brazilian. So what are the...
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The exo terra hoods are only rated for 25W incandescent bulbs or 26W CFL's. If use use anything with a higher wattage you will melt the hood. The only reason to use CFL's is to provide UV lighting for reptiles that need it or natural light if you are using live plants in a terrarium. For a boa you'd be better off with under tank heating but just make sure there is a temperature gradient so the snake can cool down if they need to.
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The 16 inch fixture would be the best fit. Just a heads up that with such a small volume, and being only 10 inches deep, that is very high light for that aquarium. Adding Co2, and ferts will raise the maintenance needed, along with the headache and pain of dosing a pico tank with CO2.
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2 light fixtures are necessary for full coverage on a 48" tank. i've owned these for almost a year with no problems and all corals are thriving!
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Hi Jennifer. I think 1 light should be good enough. I have a 150G 5x2x2 feet and I have 2 lights and it looks good. Make sure that you hang the light about 12" above the water level so it has good coverage and doesn't bleach the corals. I turned mines to 60% on both blue and white and some of my corals were bleaching badly. I then reduced it down to around 40% for both and the color return slowly and my frogspawn is loving it. Good luck.
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My 24 inch long is exactly 24 inch , I have a 55 gallon corner aquarium and it looks incredible, I do run 3 bulbs in it , the blue colored light for it is great and the night time light is perfect for fish , I would get 48 inch if it fits on your glass . 2 24 's would not look neat to me on top
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I would recommend a long(also known as natural) medium sized terrarium. But eventually you'll need something much bigger :)
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If you mean Compact Flourescent Light (CFL), then yes. Mine is running an one of these:Exo Terra Repti-Glo 5.0 Compact Fluorescent Tropical Terrarium Lamp, 26-Watt
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Without taking down the light fixture in the garage ( my garage ceiling is about 14 feet high), I would say the distance between each sockets is no more then 2 inches. I feel any normal compact fluorescent would fit, but the Eiko 81180 - SP105/50/MED would not since there is not enough clearance between the sockets. In addition I have the Utilitech 65-Watt (300W) Spiral Medium Base Soft White (2700K) CFL Bulb in another socket in a workshop and feel the weight of the bulb alone would be to much for the base. I would stick to something similar to 4 GE CFL Light Bulb: 26 Watt (100W Equivalent) bulbs for this socket, which ended up being more light then I expected. Anything more would not fit or exceed the weight the socket could handle. The socket base is just plastic and doesn't exactly fit very tight.
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That is what I used the light for. I bought 2, 1 for each light needed. Just read up on the turtle you have so you can buy appropriate bulbs. Also found the shorter bulbs (lower wattage) fit better regarding dome clearance & siting s\flat when bulb is in.
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I use the 25 watt Bulbrite in both of mine. I had the smaller bulbs but they didn't last very long. I turn both my lamps on during the day and sometimes I forget to turn the one in the kitchen off. :)
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I have the 24" light on a 29 gal tank which is also 30" long. It sits on my glass versa top on legs about an inch tall. Provides great light - enough to grow plants and lots if algae. The moonlights are neat ! I think you can use the 24" and save some money unless you need the 30" light to rest on the sides of the tank. The LED lights are the best !
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I had an Australlian blue toung skink. gecos are different and smaller google it there is lots of info on temps for smaller lizards. however these bulbs are AWESOME! so if they will meet the gecos needs get them!
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no, you'd never get those big bulbs in (well maybe two on opposing sides)I'd look at the Linco Flora X Lights, they hold 4 bulbs, aren't expensive and come with a nice softbox.
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I use to used 2 of these for low light plants on my standard tetra "55" g tank (its actually more like 48g and mis-sold as 55.. but I digress) the 24"-36", it has 4 rows of lights that only cover about 17.5" in the center of that 24" space, the 36" is just max leg extension. I removed one leg from each light and put the de-legged side on the center brace (I put a 1" bar on top of the brace to keep lights level), pushing the 2 lights together they fit snugly on top. It worked well for low light aquarium plants like anubias , java fern, vals, mosses, and marimo. However if you want medium light plants I'd strongly advise a different brand made for plant growth.. or just get 6500kelvnin cfls bulbs and clamp on lamps (3-4x) if you don't mind the look of them. I've upgraded to a 2 bulb 6500k t5 light over my "55"g now.
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honestly the light is great but not for a planted tank. If you decide to go with this, you will probably need 2. one on each side of the middle brace. I dont know what the dimensions are on each side so just measure that out and go with the closest size available to cover each side from left to right. (I think two 36") My recommendations for a planted tank would be to go with the Finnex FugeRay Planted+ http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GH9HSC6/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I have a 37 planted tank and it works great. It is a deep tank and everything both short and tall grows fantastically. Again, with this I would go with two separate lights to cover your tank.
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It's 5-1/2" at it's widest - sorry the base is 5-1/2" x 20". I am not sure about running both bulbs as I switch between the two. My assumption would be that the fixture would be rated to run both lamps. There are two cords/plugs running from the fixture & the lamps are switched individually (hence separate cords/plugs). So I think you would be fine.
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Dear Shane Fulmer: The ALZO full spectrum CFL bulbs I use as a light source for my large tropical plants that I maintain in a garage over the winter. The plants actually thrive under these light because they match quite closely the spectrum of natural light, so for your purposes of photo editing I would image that they would be the correct bulb for your application. On thing you must keep in mind is that being compact fluorescent lights they take a minute or two to warm up and achieve their full intensity. I hope this note helps.Lew Killmer