New habitat lighting help

[kdoud812]

Yes the uvb100. I bought a reptisun uvb 5.0 yesterday and the lady told me I should have bought the reptisun uvb 150. Both are 13 watt bulbs. O can exchange the bulb I bough if needed

[jasonm96]

I use a 5% on a 12" tall tank but the toads can get closer than that to the bulb, distance between the light and the toads is probably around 9" and seems fine to me

[kdoud812]

This is the bulb I bought with a mini dome. I just read on another thread on here not to use a reptile bulb but to use a bulb meant for freshwater fish. I am so confuse

[kdoud812]

http://m.petco.com/shop/en/petcostor...uorescent-lamp

[jasonm96]

They're wrong. That bulb should be fine. It's labelled as a reptile bulb but is also suitable for amphibians, but fish bulbs are not designed for this. I don't know much about fish lighting but I'm sure it's more for the plants and light cycles, but reptiles bulbs are designed to produce UVA and UVB, which most/some reptiles and amphibians need

[monster]

I have made the mistake once of purchasing a fish bulb for FBT's when I had them and it lasted about half a day. They didn't seem to like it all, they just stayed hidden away from the light.