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question about lighting

Posted:
Sat Sep 15, 2007 5:06 pm
by edisito
i know i need a uvb and uva, but what i want to know is how many watts for each bulb and how close it should be to the basking dock? also i already have a couple of stands so i need is the bulb so please let me know what name brands are are good cause i heard some lights hurt the turtles eyes, i need bulb, i dont know what you call them but i dont need the stick lookin bulbs lol

Posted:
Sat Sep 15, 2007 6:10 pm
by edisito
i just found a light bulb that says simulates natural sun light is it good to use this instead a seprate light for uvb and uva?

Posted:
Sat Sep 15, 2007 6:17 pm
by untsmurf
If it doesn't say UVB on it, then it doesn't have it in it. As far as I know, the only bulbs that provide both UVA and UVB are called mercury bulbs (I'm almost positive that's what they're called).

Posted:
Sat Sep 15, 2007 6:33 pm
by edisito
yeah thx it didnt say anything about having uvb so im not gettin that, but i found one that does have uvb, but its blue is that normal? and does a reptisun fit into a regular socket?

Posted:
Sat Sep 15, 2007 7:05 pm
by octpusgirl8
They make reptisuns that fit into regular sockets as well as ones that are a standard tube style. The 5.0 is good, the 10.0 has caused some eye problems in turtles. They do give off a slightly bluish light, but the bulb itself isn't blue.

Posted:
Sat Sep 15, 2007 7:07 pm
by untsmurf
reptisuns do fit in regular sockets (not the tube lights of course, but the compact ones). And are you saying the UVB bulb gives off blue light? If so, that means the bulb is tinted. All the ones I've seen have been normal looking.
This is what they look like:
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Posted:
Mon Sep 17, 2007 12:54 am
by steve