Good T5 light fixture?

DustinEgle · Nov 15, 2015

I was wondering what a good T5 light fixture would be for my enclosure. It's a custom oak enclosure with the light mounted inside, so something with a hood wouldn't work. Looking for something more exposed and open. Planning on trying to get an Arcadia or reptisun bulb.

jeremy283 · Nov 16, 2015

T5? So you're looking at the 10.0 High Output? What are the dimensions of your enclosure? I use a T8 and the standard Reptisun 10.0 24" for a 36" length enclosure.

What length of bulb are you looking for?

DustinEgle · Nov 16, 2015

jeremy283":792sgyx3 said:
T5? So you're looking at the 10.0 High Output? What are the dimensions of your enclosure? I use a T8 and the standard Reptisun 10.0 24" for a 36" length enclosure.

What length of bulb are you looking for?

The exact dimensions of my cage is 24 inches deep and 47 inches long. 2x4' enclosure. I ended up settling for this. It says 6% but it's actually a 12%.

http://www.lightyourreptiles.com/34-t-5-ho-fixture-high-output-with-arcadia-d3-12-ho-bulb/

DustinEgle · Nov 16, 2015

The enclosure I built for Draco!

CooperDragon · Nov 16, 2015

That's a very nice enclosure and an excellent bulb. I use the same one. Optimal distance is about 12'' up over the basking area for best UVB exposure.

DustinEgle · Nov 16, 2015

CooperDragon":1sqxudss said:
That's a very nice enclosure and an excellent bulb. I use the same one. Optimal distance is about 12'' up over the basking area for best UVB exposure.

Do you use the same fixture as well? It was 100 bucks but it was the best for my beardie so I got it. Hope I made a good choice! Glad to know the bulb is good! I heard Arcadia was the best

CooperDragon · Nov 16, 2015

Yep, the same setup and same size from LightYourReptiles. Worth every penny.

DustinEgle · Nov 16, 2015

CooperDragon":2o0u6fer said:
Yep, the same setup and same size from LightYourReptiles. Worth every penny.

Awesome!! That's very reassuring! Thank you for the input!

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