Habitat - Indoor :: UVB question.

[eighty2]

I found a ZooMed fluorescent hood style bulb and hood on Craigslist for $5. Times are tough right now, so instead of going to PetCo and buying a new one, I've resorted to CL. My question is, will the hood style bulb work? It is a 15W bulb. Also, normally, how long are these bulbs? I'm making an ATBA as we speak, and I'm not quite sure how I am going to incorporate my dome style basking bulb with this hood style UVB bulb. Any suggestions or thoughts would be very much appreciated.

Thanks in advance! Crotch says thanks too!

[ChangTang]

Since you're buying used you never know how long it's been used and how much UVB it's still outputting...

[eighty2]

She is telling me that it is unused and still in the box. I've actually bought an aquarium from her before and she's pretty legit. If I get there and it's still in it's original packaging, I'll be in great shape. I just want to know if a 15W bulb will generate enough UVB for a 1.5" turtle. Also, I would like some ideas on how to possibly set up both my dome basking light with this hood style light. So far, my ATBA is just a box with no top or bottom. I still need to cut out a window, and place plexiglass in the window, and mount his basking rock.. And make a ramp.

[Love of Animals]

It's not actually the wattage. On the box it should say 2.0, 5.0 or 10.0. The one most used for aquatic turtles is the 5.0. If there is a screen between the bulb and basking area then use the 10.0. The 2.0 doesn't have enough UVB output.