I recently got a t5 ho fixture and light for my tortoise's cage since the t8 arrangement didn't seem to be giving him the right amount of UV. I forget now though how much is the right amount.
With the setup I just finished mounting today, the Solar meter 6.5R says 6.2/6.4. Is that too high? Shelly looks like he's about 7" away from the bulb, I'd say. Cage is 18" tall.
Maybe I should not have any substrate under the new fixture so that it can give him more distance.
Here's a pic of him under the new light and the readout from the meter and another pic to give a better shot of the fixture.
I went with the vivarium electronics t5 ho single tube propagation light (I don't recall it saying that on the site, is that a problem?) and it says "professional horticulture lighting" on the box. I thought I'd read that grow lights were okay but now I forget. :\
With the setup I just finished mounting today, the Solar meter 6.5R says 6.2/6.4. Is that too high? Shelly looks like he's about 7" away from the bulb, I'd say. Cage is 18" tall.
Maybe I should not have any substrate under the new fixture so that it can give him more distance.
Here's a pic of him under the new light and the readout from the meter and another pic to give a better shot of the fixture.
I went with the vivarium electronics t5 ho single tube propagation light (I don't recall it saying that on the site, is that a problem?) and it says "professional horticulture lighting" on the box. I thought I'd read that grow lights were okay but now I forget. :\