Arcadia smart LED Bar/UVB kit -LumenIZE

PhatROOTz

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Xero
So i recently purchased the arcadia smart led bar and uvb kit. From just hooking it up and messing with it using the app its pretty cool. I have the 14% uvb connected directly to the led bar. Basking is 12 inches from the heat and the uvb/led bar. I was just wondering if any one has any specs/settings for the combination. Like at what percentage should the lights be certain times of the day. Obviously for the majority of the day the UVB will be at 100% but when should i lower it . At 100 % the uvb is 7500 k and at 100% the led is at 6500k (dont quote me on those numbers). I would like to make the lighting a natural transition. If no one has an idea can you point me in the right direction ? I want whats best for my boy Xero. Im open to criticism and possible changes to my setup.
 

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NickAVD

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Foxy
So i recently purchased the arcadia smart led bar and uvb kit. From just hooking it up and messing with it using the app its pretty cool. I have the 14% uvb connected directly to the led bar. Basking is 12 inches from the heat and the uvb/led bar. I was just wondering if any one has any specs/settings for the combination. Like at what percentage should the lights be certain times of the day. Obviously for the majority of the day the UVB will be at 100% but when should i lower it . At 100 % the uvb is 7500 k and at 100% the led is at 6500k (dont quote me on those numbers). I would like to make the lighting a natural transition. If no one has an idea can you point me in the right direction ? I want whats best for my boy Xero. Im open to criticism and possible changes to my setup.
I don't have Arcadia Luminize, but I can imagine what you're talking about.
If you want to emulate sunrise and sunset, I would set up your UVB to gradually increase power from 0% to 100% over 30 minutes in the morning and decrease power from 100% to 0% over 30 minutes in the evening.
You can configure the LED lamp settings as you like, it has a decorative function and can be set to emulate the bright midday sun or cloudy weather. You can set it to gradually increase towards midday and gradually decrease towards evening for example.
I noticed that your UVB and heating light are in different places, I would try to organize a basking zone where the UVB and heating light overlap.
Besides, a 14% UVB lamp is very powerful for a distance of 12 inches.
You need to work with @KarrieRee to determine the correct distance to the basking zone.
 

PhatROOTz

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I don't have Arcadia Luminize, but I can imagine what you're talking about.
If you want to emulate sunrise and sunset, I would set up your UVB to gradually increase power from 0% to 100% over 30 minutes in the morning and decrease power from 100% to 0% over 30 minutes in the evening.
You can configure the LED lamp settings as you like, it has a decorative function and can be set to emulate the bright midday sun or cloudy weather. You can set it to gradually increase towards midday and gradually decrease towards evening for example.
I noticed that your UVB and heating light are in different places, I would try to organize a basking zone where the UVB and heating light overlap.
Besides, a 14% UVB lamp is very powerful for a distance of 12 inches.
You need to work with @KarrieRee to determine the correct distance to the basking zone.
So i have a deep heat projecter in between the long led and the shorter uvb. Im not sure if you can see it. I have a low wattage heat lamp in the front because he likes to chill there when he gets to got in his bask zone where hes sitting in the photos. The 14% is too strong even with a screen? When i get home ill check number with my uvb checker thing. What would the ideL number be at?
 

NickAVD

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Foxy
So i have a deep heat projecter in between the long led and the shorter uvb. Im not sure if you can see it. I have a low wattage heat lamp in the front because he likes to chill there when he gets to got in his bask zone where hes sitting in the photos. The 14% is too strong even with a screen? When i get home ill check number with my uvb checker thing. What would the ideL number be at?
Yes, the photo does not show the Arcadia DHP well, but if it is there and the temperature in the basking zone is correct (95-115), then it can be left. Although, there are opinions that dragons should be able to navigate by the light beam to find the place of heating. DHP does not emit visible light, which can mislead the dragon, pay attention to this.
What units does your UVB meter measure?
 

PhatROOTz

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Yes, the photo does not show the Arcadia DHP well, but if it is there and the temperature in the basking zone is correct (95-115), then it can be left. Although, there are opinions that dragons should be able to navigate by the light beam to find the place of heating. DHP does not emit visible light, which can mislead the dragon, pay attention to this.
What units does your UVB meter measure?
he seems to do fine with the basking light where its at. The led and the uvb are pretty bright compared to the basking light. If he starts to try and bask on the log thats forward of the tank ill move it over his rock for sure. The solar meter is reading 4.8-5.2 over his basking area and thats with the solar meter pointing up directly into the light. The solar meter is about 4 inches tall so i cant get an exact reading from the rock itself. It does read pretty high on the ledge right above his basking rock but he doesnt really go there throughout the day. Is that reading too high or should i raise it with something to be safe?
 

NickAVD

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Foxy
he seems to do fine with the basking light where its at. The led and the uvb are pretty bright compared to the basking light. If he starts to try and bask on the log thats forward of the tank ill move it over his rock for sure. The solar meter is reading 4.8-5.2 over his basking area and thats with the solar meter pointing up directly into the light. The solar meter is about 4 inches tall so i cant get an exact reading from the rock itself. It does read pretty high on the ledge right above his basking rock but he doesnt really go there throughout the day. Is that reading too high or should i raise it with something to be safe?
Yes, the readings of 4.8-5.2 are normal.
It looks like you have set up the lighting perfectly.
By the way, the terrarium looks great.
It is clear that you have worked well on its surroundings.
 

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The solar meter is reading 4.8-5.2 over his basking area and thats with the solar meter pointing up directly into the light. The solar meter is about 4 inches tall so i cant get an exact reading from the rock itself.
If that's the reading where he normally basks, and its with a 4 inch bias, that's probably a good UVI level. I personally like to aim for a UVI of around 3.5 at the basking site. Yours is probably a little bit above that when factoring in the 4 inch difference.

What is the UVI at the point where you said he can get really close?
And what spot in the tank has the lowest UVI and what is it? Low to no UVI areas are just as important as having proper UVI at the basking site (think temperature gradients).

To directly answer your question in regards to programing the lights, try this and see how you like it:

  • Morning (6–9 AM): Start at 30–50% intensity.
  • Midday (10 AM–2 PM): Ramp up to 100% intensity to simulate the brightest part of the day.
  • Afternoon (3–5 PM): Reduce to 50–70% intensity.
  • Evening (6–8 PM): Gradually dim to 10–30% before lights out.
Of course it's more natural to slowly ramp up to those percentages as opposed to go from 50% right to 100%, but the above schedule more mimics the sun rising and setting.

-Brandon
 

PhatROOTz

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Xero
If that's the reading where he normally basks, and its with a 4 inch bias, that's probably a good UVI level. I personally like to aim for a UVI of around 3.5 at the basking site. Yours is probably a little bit above that when factoring in the 4 inch difference.

What is the UVI at the point where you said he can get really close?
And what spot in the tank has the lowest UVI and what is it? Low to no UVI areas are just as important as having proper UVI at the basking site (think temperature gradients).

To directly answer your question in regards to programing the lights, try this and see how you like it:

  • Morning (6–9 AM): Start at 30–50% intensity.
  • Midday (10 AM–2 PM): Ramp up to 100% intensity to simulate the brightest part of the day.
  • Afternoon (3–5 PM): Reduce to 50–70% intensity.
  • Evening (6–8 PM): Gradually dim to 10–30% before lights out.
Of course it's more natural to slowly ramp up to those percentages as opposed to go from 50% right to 100%, but the above schedule more mimics the sun rising and setting.

-Brandon
So the highest point he caN crawl to hits 11 which is really high right. So i was think of swapping the placements of the led bar and the uvb. In the pics the long one is the led. So that way in that angle it will get little to none possibly. If you look in the pics. The only spots that really get any uvb are the top middle sections of the enclosure. I need to test everywhere first to see if thats the case.

As far as the schedule goes… yesterday was the first day i had them running and today as well which i made changes to because even at 30% these lights are extremely bright. So beside the midday timeframes where they are at 100 i did 15 minute increments so its not too intense on his eyes in the morning and when they are dimming down.

Ill post a pic of my schedule. Atm i cant cause im not home. Ill also check the uv around different areas in the enclosure and ill keep you posted. Thanks for the insight on the uv 👌
 

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