chilli Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 what is everyone using and have you had any problems(bulbs blowing etc) i have two tube bulbs(5%) and one compact(10%) i think the tube give off more light(not uv)than the compact and are cheaper but the compact ive heard gives off uv for a longer distance(50cm) and the tube ones can over heat ive not had any problems with bulbs blowing or over heating tubes( :oops: i have blowen a tank with the heat bulb but thats another story) what do you guys use,prefer? have you heard good or bad about the lights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 The tubes produce light over a greater area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repto Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 i prefer to get them out in the sun as often and for as long as I can.They are living outside at the moment and have been since november(bd`s,wd`s) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 tubes indoor sun outdoors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted March 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 i think my dragons are to small (young)for outside(oldest 1yr youngest 4-5mths)fulltime i do let them have turns in a sun cage i made,(not for little water,she wiggled out gaps) next year i was hoping to put waters out but i do live on ruff street and my neibours got robbed when they were home, so someone might steal them for quick cash all the locals know my dogs,so there no good..................ill have to think about that now i also had a power cut yesterday so tried to use last of sun and if i put sun cage in window box(with a shaded bit) does enough uv get throu glass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iszac Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 I have heard of the compact bulbs affecting the lizards eyes but i never hav had a problem with it A combonation of a black light and a tri-phospher bulb is apparently supposed to produce the closest thing to natural sunlight from what I have heard.Also if you take the glass cover off the halogen downlights they produce a decient amount of UV, but they get hot so you just have to workout a good way of fixing them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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