LEDS fail to produce UVB or UVA
There are some really good LED'S that are great for plant growth but the cheapie ones typically not so much. You can find a good T8 fluorescent that will fit that tank well and be pretty low on the wattage drain.
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Thinking about this light
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Depending on the bulbs you use that may be a good option if kept high enough above the tank so as not to overwhelm the little guys. ET makes good 13w UVB and 6500k bulbs and those get pretty bright especially with the reflectors. How long is it?
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36". Same length as tank
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Can you hang it or will it be sitting on top of the tank?
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I was going to sit it on top of glass cover on tank. Do you think it's too much?
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How close is the land from the top? I think it might be too close but hard to tell from the pics.
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When using uv lighting, remember that it cannot go above glass, or any of the synthetics (plexi, lexan), otherwise it will be filtered out, rendering it unusable. It needs to go over an opening in any glass (covered with screen of course) or low iron glass.
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You'll need to get a screen cover and remember to use 5%+ when placed over screen as this will halve UVB so a 2% would be pretty useless mounted inside the viv. I've had fire bellies with and without UV and ones with it were much more happier. All diurnal animals should be provided with it IMO. Because there's not much height at your viv you could just get a light dome and raise it with a light bracket so it's not too close but so it's under 12" away from the land and use a Exo terra UVB100 compact
So I think I've found a good combo! The reptisun uvb led! It has LEDs and aT5 uvb bulb! I can get a 36" fixture for $180. Is this a good choice?
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should do yeah but a bit pricey you'd be cheaper getting a tube or compact UVB
I bought that same light for my crested geckos, but the 14 inch version for 109. It was SUPER bright with the uvb, and both white and red LEDs on so I returned it. I still think it might be too much for your fbts at such close range. Those LEDS are great for plant growth and it's a good uvb bulb though. Just raise it up some if you go that route. Agree on it being a little spendy for your purpose.
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I agree if you get that raise it abit if you can cos you don't want too much UVB either they only need a little
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