sully_baby
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Would you say this is also good? I found it in store so I could get it now...Your vivarium is only 1.5ft high (45 cm). If we take in account substrate (around 4 inches) and lamp fixture height, this leaves us 11-12 inches distance between UVB source and tortoise.
In that case I would use ZooMed T5 Terrarium Hood that you have found (get a 60cm long version) with a Reptisun 5.0 lamp. Ask seller if this hood comes with a free 5.0 lamp (ZooMed sometimes include a free lamp in a box). Later on when you will upgrade the enclosure you can replace just the lamp with Reptisun 10.0 (or Arcadia Desert 12% or Reptiles Systems Zone 3).