UVB Bulbs?

[deranged chipmunk]

No, i think a uvb light would be a waste of $$$. Petsmart sells the bulb you are looking for. Incandescent base, but long and thin. Loom for planted tank bulbs. I'm afk for a while (cooking dinner), so i won't be able to post a link. But 6500k, or close to it, is the color temp range you are looking for.

[HerpDerp]

Thanks, that's actually super useful. I wasn't sure how to know if the bulb would be bright enough. I can order it on Amazon with my points lol.

[HerpDerp]

Actually, I just had a 100w equivalent CFL kicking around and it does fit... barely. It actually sticks out a tiny bit, but with the exo-terra the screen is indented a little bit so it fits great and it nice and bright. And I still have the other bulb that actually is 6500k in there so the plants will be happy? Lol I don't know if it actually works that way or not but it looks a thousand times better.

[deranged chipmunk]

As long as one is 6500, you should be ok. I've grown nice, healthy plants with less

[HerpDerp]

There is a lot of indirect sunlight in the room they're in too so that helps. My pothos has rogue roots that have pushed through the false bottom to find water! It took me a couple minutes to figure out what I was looking at when I noticed it. My dracaena don't seem very happy though. They haven't really grown at all since I've put them in there.

[deranged chipmunk]

I've tried several species of dracena and never had any success in a terrarium environment. They seem to prefer the less humid environment of the house.

[HerpDerp]

I'll keep trying! At least if they die, I have the pothos that will gladly fill in for them. I would like to get a second bromeliade in there too. So either way no loss