I'm moving my Hermanns indoors soon and they will be going into a much larger indoor enclosure. More space means more lights, and I have a couple of questions.
First, reading on the tortoise library site, Madkins says I can use fluorescent tube lights but need to balance the spectrum between warm and cool lights. I have two plant lights going with warm T-5 bulbs, so if I replace some of those with cool..... Am I understanding that correctly? I like those lights because hung at a proper height above the plants they warm the area below them about 10 degrees.
Also, about CFLs. I know not to use a complact fluorescent UVB because of negative impacts on the torts. Recently a post said that all CFLs are bad. Can anyone point me to the science behind that statement? Here's why I ask: Even with the T-5s and an MVB, I still have a lot of space to light. Without the torts in there I'm lighting it with two CFLs that are in a comfortable range for my eyes, and are certainly more energy efficient than the incandescents I would have to replace them with.
First, reading on the tortoise library site, Madkins says I can use fluorescent tube lights but need to balance the spectrum between warm and cool lights. I have two plant lights going with warm T-5 bulbs, so if I replace some of those with cool..... Am I understanding that correctly? I like those lights because hung at a proper height above the plants they warm the area below them about 10 degrees.
Also, about CFLs. I know not to use a complact fluorescent UVB because of negative impacts on the torts. Recently a post said that all CFLs are bad. Can anyone point me to the science behind that statement? Here's why I ask: Even with the T-5s and an MVB, I still have a lot of space to light. Without the torts in there I'm lighting it with two CFLs that are in a comfortable range for my eyes, and are certainly more energy efficient than the incandescents I would have to replace them with.