Best UVB for enclosure

[TheLastGreen]

I searched again for UV lights and low and behold I found them here.
My enclosure's hight from substrate to roof is 35 cm or 13,55 inches. The length 110 cm or 43,31 inches
The options are
Lucky herp
UVB 10 T8 15W 17,72 inches
UVB 5 T8 18W 23.62 inches
UVB 10 T8 14W 14.96 inches
UVB 5 T8 14W 14.96 inches
UVB 5 T8 15W 17.72 inches
Also what do you mount UVB fluorescent tubes in?

 

[Tom]

I searched again for UV lights and low and behold I found them here.
My enclosure's hight from substrate to roof is 35 cm or 13,55 inches. The length 110 cm or 43,31 inches
The options are
Lucky herp
UVB 10 T8 15W 17,72 inches
UVB 5 T8 18W 23.62 inches
UVB 10 T8 14W 14.96 inches
UVB 5 T8 14W 14.96 inches
UVB 5 T8 15W 17.72 inches
Also what do you mount UVB fluorescent tubes in?

Unfortunately none of those are going to do much. They just don't produce a lot of UV. If you get the UVB 10, 17.72 inch one and mount it 25cm over the tortoise, you might get a UVI reading of 1 or 2.

The only bulbs that make good UV are the HO type T5 bulbs. Zoomed makes a decent one, and Arcadia makes the best ones.

Florescent tubes need to be mounted in a fixture that is made for the corresponding type of bulb and length. If you can find Arcadia there, they make a "Pro T5" kit that comes with everything. Arcadia is a common brand sold all over Europe, so it seems plausible that it could makes its way to the RSA.

 

[TheLastGreen]

I think this may be a good option
I can order it, but I'll have to make sure it could work here in SA, but I'll dig deeper

 

[Tom]

I think this may be a good optionView attachment 341666
I can order it, but I'll have to make sure it could work here in SA, but I'll dig deeper

That is closer. You want the 10.0 T5 HO. The 5.0 produces half the UV of the 10.0.

These HO bulbs produce good strong UV. They only need to be run for about 2-3 hours mid day and this simulates the strong mid day UV spike that happens outside daily. Running them this way, on a timer for a few hours mid day, instead of 12 hours a day, also makes the bulbs last for years.