In my previous thread,Here, I made this comment in regards to Arcadias deep heat bulb (which produces no light)
But that got me wondering too, is a bright light over the basking area necessary. More specifically, a directed beam over the basking light. We provide directed beams and have been for decades, because of the side effect of needing a directed beam of heat. But, if you were to use a bulb such as the arcadia bulb, you have directed heat over the basking area, without light.
In nature, there is no real directed beam of light over basking surfaces, there is just light, and heat.
So, what would happen if we relied on our uvb tubes for the general lighting in the tank, and used a non light emitting bulb to provide the heat?
If the tank is lit completely, and proper temps are achieved, why do we need to provide a beam of light?
This MIGHT be an idea that I test myself.
If necessary, a full spectrum t5 fluorescent can be used alongside the uvb bulb to provide extra light, and a better lighting spectrum.
The only real negative I can see with this setup as opposed to another setup I wanted to try, was the tank will have a kelvin rating of around 5-6k the whole day. With a basking bulb setup you can mimic sunrise and sunset Kelvin levels. Although, I suppose this could also be achieved with adding in a low wattage LED to mimic the warmer kelvin levels during early and late day.
-Brandon
Claudiusx":25apskk9 said:I still believe a light should be used over the basking surface, but it would be for lighting only. An LED bulb could be used to keep energy consumption low, and still provide a beam of light over the basking area.
But that got me wondering too, is a bright light over the basking area necessary. More specifically, a directed beam over the basking light. We provide directed beams and have been for decades, because of the side effect of needing a directed beam of heat. But, if you were to use a bulb such as the arcadia bulb, you have directed heat over the basking area, without light.
In nature, there is no real directed beam of light over basking surfaces, there is just light, and heat.
So, what would happen if we relied on our uvb tubes for the general lighting in the tank, and used a non light emitting bulb to provide the heat?
If the tank is lit completely, and proper temps are achieved, why do we need to provide a beam of light?
This MIGHT be an idea that I test myself.
If necessary, a full spectrum t5 fluorescent can be used alongside the uvb bulb to provide extra light, and a better lighting spectrum.
The only real negative I can see with this setup as opposed to another setup I wanted to try, was the tank will have a kelvin rating of around 5-6k the whole day. With a basking bulb setup you can mimic sunrise and sunset Kelvin levels. Although, I suppose this could also be achieved with adding in a low wattage LED to mimic the warmer kelvin levels during early and late day.
-Brandon