would this qork as basking lamp https://www.walmart.com/ip/General-...125W-Heat-Lamp-Clear-Bulb-1-Pack-R40/24182811
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If it puts out a bright white light it could work. The goal is proper heat gradient across the tank and bright white light over the basking area. I've had good luck with these https://www.walmart.com/ip/62716-90...ht-Bulb-25-Degree-Beam-Spread-White/367160583 They dim well too so you can put them on a dimming thermostat or manual lamp dimmer to fine tune the output if needed.
im going to build a cage for my future dragon its going to be 24 inc high and 4 ft long and 2ft wide but i can figure out the lighting i was going to do the ceramic house light sockets 3 of them 1 for basking 1 for the che and 1 for ambeit and the of corse a uvb fluorescent but will that work or will it be to high or what? been looking at the repti compact uvb 26 watt or i cant figure out how fluorescent fixtures work tryed googling it so a 24 inch fixture takes a 24 inch blub or what? got everything else down but this and its kinda frustrating and it seems the forums here are very underpopulated no or am i wrong
A 24'' T5 fixture takes a 22'' T5 bulb so there is an inch of space on either end cap. The Arcadia one I use is 2'' tall so that cuts into overhead space a bit. You could use a dual fixture or two fixtures side by side with one using a UVB bulb and the other using a 6400k daylight bulb for ambient light. That would leave you needing a ceramic fixture for the basking light and optionally a spot for a CHE but you may not need a CHE if the temps in the tank stay above 70 year round.
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