Best lamp for plant growing - Dart frogs

[clownonfire]

Hi all,

I've been researching what would be the best lamps in order to cater to plants in a vivarium for darts. From my research, 3 things seem to factor the growth and well being of plants: good watering, good air ventilation and good light.

I've read that lights that have a 6700 Kelvin rating seem to be generally suggested, as it mimics the sun around noon time. In order to have good photosynthesis, it needs to have a PAR (Photosynthetically Active Radiation) in the range of 650 to 670 nm. AND. For good plant growth, the bulbs should have a high concentration of light in the 430-475 nm range.

Now after all of this, I have opted for 2 Exo-Terra Repti Glo 2.0 for my 25 gallon tank. My frogs will only be arriving in June which means I have 3 good months to get the plants rocking. According to the Exo-Terra site, these Fluorescent bulbs have a 6700 Kelvin rating, and a high concentration of light in the 400-490 nm range. Now they have a low PAR, which is the only part they seem to be lacking in.



How does this sound? Any other ideas, or factors that should be taken in consideration? Any other brands I should be looking into? This information could be very useful to many.

Thank you,

Eric