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  1. C

    Above Tank Lighting Setup

    Hi, Apologies if there is a thread asking a similar question, I've been browsing for information all day and haven't found anything that can answer my specific question and have been getting overwhelmed with the amount of lighting information that doesn't actually answer my question. I...
  2. ayrgrn

    Timer plug keeps blowing UVA spotlight bulb. Help?

    Hello, I have a 50w UVA Arcadia Spotlight bulb, with a dome reflector, fixed into an Arcadia light fixture, plugged into a wall timer that is set on 7am - 7pm. Over the past few months, the bulb keeps blowing. Over the past 3 months I have gone through about 7 50w bulbs due to them blowing...
  3. Z

    Is this a good bulb?

    Does anyone know if this is a good bulb for my Red Footed Tortoise? Will it do everything my tortoise needs?
  4. C.M.

    Sulcata hatchling uvb light fixture and bulb

    My sulcata hatchling has to be kept indoors, can someone send me a direct link (to Amazon, Petco, PetSmart, etc.) for what uvb light I should purchase for the tank? I know to get a tube light as opposed to a coil, but there are so many options out there. Please help.
  5. M

    Lamp advice needed

    I have been digging through the site and Google for a while now and I feel like I'm getting deeper and deeper into my confusion. I plan on ordering a zoomed 100 w mvb today.. could someone please give me a SPECIFIC lamp to buy? There's so many options and I'm getting so lost =(
  6. Hsenfow

    Broken/burnt Bulb

    I've just gone to change the basking bulb in my tortoise's enclosure, and have discovered that the bulb is completely broken and seems to have burnt a little. I've attached pictures of both the state of the bulb + fitting, and of the packaging of the bulb, fitting and thermostat. As you can...
  7. drew54

    Basking Bulb Question

    I have a 65w flood light and i use a basking rock. the bulb sets 11'' from the substrate and rock, but barely reaches and stays 90. I have a dimmer switch on it and it is all the way up. So, I temporarily put in a regular incandescent bullb that is 50 - 150. At 150w it maintains temp around 96...
  8. Alex Prolucs

    Heat UVA UVB Bulb

    I was searching for better heat bulbs and found these two, which is better? First one's name: "Universal E27 Reptile Halogen Heat Lamp Light Basking Full Spectrum UVA UVB Bulb 100W" Link...
  9. margosha

    Ambient Lighting Question... is this bulb ok?

    I noticed recently that the cool end of my tort's enclosure was a little too dark, so I decided to add a fluorescent strip to that side to help with ambient lighting. I happened to have an extra bulb from an aquarium, and I just wanted some opinions on whether it's an ok bulb to use in my...
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