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[QUOTE="Chris., post: 2045280, member: 118223"] You don't need a light for cooling off. You just want a spot in the tank that is cool enough for your dragon to drop its body temp if needed. Your dragon needs two things basically: - UVA and warmth to digest his/her food - UVB to process calcium and produce vitamin D3 UVB is the one every one makes a fuss about (rightfully) as it also triggers activity, appetite and lack of it causes metabolic bone disease. A standard halogen basking bulb will put out UVA but no UVB. A tube style UVB bulb will produce UVB and some UVA (not enough though). But will spann a big area of the tank. A metal-halide-bulb and a mercury-vapor-bulb will produce UVA as well as UVB but mostly in a single spot. The mercury will result in very high (dangerous if placed too close) UVB so is better used in bigger tanks. Metal-halide-bulbs will put out propper UVB and a lot more visible light compared to mvbs. For a small tank I'd get a metal-halide-bulb only because your dragon will be in its beam most of the time. For a decent size tank I'd pair it with a uvb tube to be on the safe side. [/QUOTE]
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