Live planted terrarium, uv needed?

[rjm2653]

Have a 20g high with 2 fire belly and 2 green tree frogs. almost all real plants and branches, but i was reading somewhere that frogs dont really need uv and if they do limit it to 4 hours per day, so im wondering do i need the uv for my plants (phillidendron which i know is spelled wrong, ivy, ferns etc)? or are my day and night heat bulbs enough?

[deranged chipmunk]

Have a 20g high with 2 fire belly and 2 green tree frogs. almost all real plants and branches, but i was reading somewhere that frogs dont really need uv and if they do limit it to 4 hours per day, so im wondering do i need the uv for my plants (phillidendron which i know is spelled wrong, ivy, ferns etc)? or are my day and night heat bulbs enough?

nope, plants don't need uv lighting. as long as the bulbs are around the 6500k color temp, you're good

[rjm2653]

nope, plants don't need uv lighting. as long as the bulbs are around the 6500k color temp, you're good

Any suggestion on 6500k bulbs? I have an incandescent for heating and a night bulb for heating at night but the incandescent is only 2700k now that i look at the box.

[deranged chipmunk]

either ge or phillips makes a "natural daylight" cfl bulb (spiral) in 6500k. you can get them pretty cheap at walmart, home depot, ect. if you cannot fit a cfl, i know petsmart sells elongated cfl's for strip lights in 6700k. you could probably find them pretty cheap online as well. another option is led lighting. i forget who has them, but one of the sponsors on here sells led lights that screw into an incandescent socket. pretty pricey compared to a cfl, but saves money in the long run because led's last so long.

[rjm2653]

either ge or phillips makes a "natural daylight" cfl bulb (spiral) in 6500k. you can get them pretty cheap at walmart, home depot, ect. if you cannot fit a cfl, i know petsmart sells elongated cfl's for strip lights in 6700k. you could probably find them pretty cheap online as well. another option is led lighting. i forget who has them, but one of the sponsors on here sells led lights that screw into an incandescent socket. pretty pricey compared to a cfl, but saves money in the long run because led's last so long.

Will that CFL give off some heat? Because i use the the incandescent for heating and illumination

[Mentat]

Will that CFL give off some heat? Because i use the the incandescent for heating and illumination

Although CFLs will warm up a bit, like all fluorescents, they are not equivalent to incandescent light heat output due to to their design.

[rjm2653]

Although CFLs will warm up a bit, like all fluorescents, they are not equivalent to incandescent light heat output due to to their design.

So am i going to have to get another fixture to put a heat bulb in? Dont want to do UTH, and i dont need a whole lot of heat due to they just require slightly higher than room temp