Hi. I recent got a powersun 100w mounted in a zoo med deep dome lamp fixture and was wondering if it should be hanging above the screen or if it was OK to set it on the screen top? I have an exo terra large low(36"x18"x12"). With the the light on the screen it is 12" to the cage floor, but the basking branch is up about 6". When my beardie is on the basking branch the light is about 6" from his back.
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Power sun 100watt
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Luvthemanimal
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What's temps at the 6" mark?
Does your dragon usually bask right there or does it move all the way to the top of the branch sometimes?
Luvthemanimal
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Looks fine temps should be good
I would not recommend using those mini dome spots. They are just too intense a spotlight, that have very little beam spread. It creates a focused pinpoint that can get too extreme. You always want the widest beam angle you can find so that you get the largest spread of light and heat
monkeybumpz
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I have an extra repti-glo compact 5.0 13 watt uvb bulb. Its for tropical setups, but I was wondering if it would be OK to use it with my beardie on top of the power sun for extra uvb, or it not good for desert dwellers?
monkeybumpz
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It would be 6-8 inches away.
monkeybumpz
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What is the difference between the repti glo 5.0 and 10.0 compact bulbs? I know one is for tropical animals and the 10.0 is for dessert dwellers. Is there any more to it than that?
The different numbers correspond to the percentage of the total output of the bulb falls within the UVB spectrum. So of the 100% of the bulb output, the 5.0 has 5% of that output in the UVB wavelengths, and the 10.0 has 10% of the total within that UVB wavelengths. Its largely a useless number as each brand and bulb has a different total output though. So even though Arcadia, for instance, has bulbs that say 6% and 12%, they dont produce any more UVB than the Zoomed bulbs, they just have a different total output. Basically its marketing, and a rough guide within each brand to designate which produces more or less UVB.
monkeybumpz
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do bulbs like these give off UVB?
http://www.atlantalightbulbs.com/ecart/nw012104/MODELEDXO-14WW3PAK.htm
http://www.atlantalightbulbs.com/ecart/nw012104/MODELEDXO-14WW3PAK.htm
