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Jwonni
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 Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:40 am Post subject: Compact Bulb Vs Tube Bulbs |
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Could anyone let me know what the advantages/disadvantages of using these bulbs are as i am looking at the two hoods for the exoterra.
One hood has room for two tubes and two sunglowl bulbs and the other has room for 3 compact uv bulbs or the sunglow bulbs.
The tube one is about £50-£55 and the compact one is £25 so just really need to know if although cheaper i would be worse off
also the sunglow bulbs do they put off much heat or is it only a slight diff (they are described as affecting ambient air temp not as hot enough for a basker) |
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MJ
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| Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:18 am Post subject: |
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I find the compacts throw out a more intense light and it's well compacted into a spiral verses the length of a tube.
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Jwonni
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Hi MJ Thanks for replying
Just to clarify the more "intense" light do you just mean brighter therfore easier to see the occupants or is it a more intense uv?
so two advantages for the compacts? |
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| I am using a compact single bulb 10.0 in my small exo terra... I have only just started planting onto it now so not sure how well it competes.. but it does give a decent amount of light |
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Jwonni
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Ok thanks guys i am quite happy that they will be sufficient then just the other query now about heating bulbs that fit in these
| Quote: | | also the sunglow bulbs do they put off much heat or is it only a slight air temp difference (they are described as affecting ambient air temp not as being hot enough for a basking spot) |
If anyone can tell me something along the lines of temp without it being on and temp with it on fairly close to the bulb so i can get an idea of by how many degree's i can affect the temp. |
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Bri.
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Didn't someone mention that there was a problem with the compact bulbs that wasn't found with the tubes ? Something to do with the amount of UV emitted and the space between the bulbs themselves and the reptiles in the viv.
Will go off and see if I can find the thread. |
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Jwonni
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Thanks for that will have to try and have a good read there is a lot of it 
| Quote: | A problem with some of the new high UVB output
fluorescent compact lamps and tubes |
So is this including the tubes as i dont see a specific mention of the tubes and in your first thread you mention its the compacts but i am just curious with this having the tubes in the title.
I am asking due to >>>this thread http://www.captivebred.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18406
Just popped into my mind when i read that "Typical symptoms included a refusal of the animals to open the eyes, lethargy and inappetance; many also stopped basking."
as they are lethargic, lacking appetite and have there eyes closed a lot and i have a exo terra 10% UV tube so one of the stronger tubes (which everyhting advises to use but it cant hurt to mention it)
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Anyway to be more specific one of my possible species for my exo terra is a crested gecko. I know these dont specifically need UV exposure but as i wanted to keep live plants in there i would need some but for the purposes of keeping plants healthy are the 2% sufficient or would i need 5% ?
I would certainly not need a high one i dont think. Although the other choice is perhaps a couple of bibrons geckos which i beleive are needing UV |
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