What is the most affordable and effective lighting arrangement? I don't want to sacrifice quality for cost, either though.
I was thinking mvb would be the simplest and most straight forward, but I'm reading that the output can crap out after 3 months, and it's close to 100$ a bulb here. I don't want to spend 400$ a year on bulbs.
That leaves me at a basking spot light I suppose, and a tube for UV needs? How often do the tubes need to be replaced (usually?). What brand and type of each basking and tube would you reccomend. I'm Canadian if it matters.
I also want to double check- I don't think I need any additional heat sources or CHE for nighttime, since we keep our house at about 75? It might rarely but almost never on the absolute coldest days of winter, dip to 65.
Thanks in advance for the help!
I was thinking mvb would be the simplest and most straight forward, but I'm reading that the output can crap out after 3 months, and it's close to 100$ a bulb here. I don't want to spend 400$ a year on bulbs.
That leaves me at a basking spot light I suppose, and a tube for UV needs? How often do the tubes need to be replaced (usually?). What brand and type of each basking and tube would you reccomend. I'm Canadian if it matters.
I also want to double check- I don't think I need any additional heat sources or CHE for nighttime, since we keep our house at about 75? It might rarely but almost never on the absolute coldest days of winter, dip to 65.
Thanks in advance for the help!