light fixtures

Setting up for a red-footed tortoise and gathering supplies. I'm a bit confused about lighting. I'm planning on using the Arcadia LumenIZE Pro T5 6% for UVB, and I'd love to create a bioactive enclosure to mimic their natural environment. I've heard that I'll need an LED light, like the Arcadia...

I’m upgrading my box turtle to a 5x2x2. Reptifiles says to have a proper gradient, you need to have a t5 HO 5.0 that is around half the enclosure in length. Franklins current uvb is 22” long, is that close enough for about half the enclosure being 6in off, or should I get another foot long bulb...

I’m upgrading my box turtle to a 5x2x2. Reptifiles says to have a proper gradient, you need to have a t5 HO 5.0 that is around half the enclosure in length. Franklins current uvb is 22” long, is that close enough for about half the enclosure being 6in off, or should I get another foot long bulb...

Hello all, I am sending this in regard to finding the best heat lamp feature for my tortoises vivarium as the last one I had randomly blew yesterday morning, luckily not injuring her and luckily not setting any fires.but did scare me and left both me and my tortoise in a traumatic state If any...

Hello, new member and first time poster here, I have recently been made aware that mecury vapour bulbs are not the best for my tort and that T5 tubes (for uvb) with a separate bulb (for heat) are better. My question is: how do you guys suspend these above your torts table? And do the light...

Hello, hope everyone is doing well. I am trying to set up lighting for my enclosure prior to getting a tortoise. I have a 55 gallon enclosure for one Herman’s tortoise. Actually I am in the process of getting all I will need for the enclosure. My questions are these: 1. How many light should I...

Hello all, I am struggling with finding the correct UVB bulb and fixture for my Western Hermann’s tortoise. I currently have a 10.0 UVB bulb in a dual repti zoo dome fixture because my tortoise was a baby and in a small enclosure. Now that he’s getting larger I upgraded his enclosure and am...

I'm having a hard time getting an Arcadia T5 light fixture (tubes can be found at local PetSmart). It's out of stock everywhere (petsmart, reptilighting, etc.). I'm wondering if any of you know where to get one.

Hi! I'm new to the forum as well as a new tortoise owner and really need some advice. I got a 3-4 month old red foot (named Toothless!) yesterday and set up a small temporary enclosure for it. My main concern is its lighting. I'm currently just using a standard LED bulb (7 watts, warm white...

Our baby tortoise outgrew their original tank quickly and we finally found a new enclosure that’s perfect for them. However, we’re having trouble setting up the lights and heat emitter. For starters, we set up the heat emitter directly on top. Since the bulb itself wasn’t touching the wood, we...

Maybe I'm just tired, but I've been searching and I can't seem to find this size bulb anywhere in any brand. I found something on Amazon that could be it, but the description says made in China. All of my Zoo Med bulbs say made in Germany, so I think the Amazon one may be a fake. Anyone know...

I have researched so much and still am not 100% sure about lighting. We are getting a red foot hatchling next week, we will set it up in a temporary 20 gallon terrarium which is a 2x1x1 i think (yes it’s small but the breeder actually recommended this for a temporary enclosure) i know that i...

Hi everyone! I very recently adopted a 7 year old Greek tortoise. The previous owner had kept her in a small glass tank with a zoo med double dome lighting. While I am awaiting a turtoise table to come in the mail, I have also built her an outside enclosure. My question is, when and how long...

Hi I’m going to be getting a young leopard tortoise in a few weeks and I really want to make sure I get everything as right as I can. Does anyone have any recommendations on lamps and bulbs that they found work for them?

Hi all! I’ve been going through heat bulbs like crazy. They only seem to last a month or less. Is that normal? I usually use a zoo Med heat bulb but I’m not sure if that’s the best choice anymore. Could I be doing something wrong? Any advice is much appreciated!

Hey guys! I'm looking to buy a tube uvb light for my tourtise tomorrow. I was wondering if anyone had used a tube uvb before in an Indoor enclosure and if they could show me their setup. I'm looking to have it hang above my turtles enclosure since I dont have a screen ontip of his cage. The one...

Ok so I have been looking at about a thousand threads now about lighting and there are so many different opinions my Brain is gonna explode! I will be getting a Redfoot hatchling soon and want everything to be perfect when he/she arrives! Right now I have a enclosure that is 3 feet long 2 feet...

I have a question (more like a comparison), hopefully someone can shed a light on this: for easy comparison, say from a 30cm height (12 inches) isnt it the same for example: Exoterra UVB150, 13Watt with Exoterra UVB100 26Watt in terms of UVB the first one it has a high level of UVB but low...

I've recently purchased two Arcadia products, the Ultra Seal fluorescent lighting controller and the lamp reflector. I'm trying to implement both of these products into my tortoise table but I'm having trouble. Could I possibly use zip ties to secure the light into place (zip tie the wires to...