Bright Flouro TUBE??

[danny662boy]

i use a megaray on the left side of my viv.. and in the fixture where my reptisun uvb tube used to be i got a flouro tube from walmart its 850 lumens... well its not really that bright? any recommendations on BRIGHT flouro tubes at home depot or lowes??

 

[BadCon]

If possible, get one marketed as a "daylight" bulb, with a color temperature around 5000k. This will more accurately simulate natural sunlight compared to any other bulb. I personally use a philips brand daylight flourescent in my 48" fixture, and it works very well.

 

[danny662boy]

ya i used that one too... and didnt think it was that bright... i was looking at reptileuv.com and was wondering where i could find fluoro tubes that were that bright . 5000K, 1680 lumens , 98% color rendering

 

[BadCon]

The tube at ReptileUV won't be any brighter then the philips...actually, the philips lists 2200 lumens (they make a couple different daylight bulbs). Unfortunately a single tube may not be enough. My setup makes use of the single 48" tube, in addition to another flourescent coil lamp, a 100w Mega Ray, and a 50w spot lamp. All of these together make for a bright viv...something which a single tube wasn't able to do. You might consider adding another fixture or two to increase brightness.

 

[Buggsy]

Sorry just to check the coil you are using, is that an energy saving bulb??

 

[danny662boy]

what phillips do you use?

 

[BadCon]

Sorry just to check the coil you are using, is that an energy saving bulb??

Yes, it is; the type of bulb used to replace regular incandescents. Its a daylight style bulb, with a color temp of 5500k. Its a 60w "equivalent", 14w actual.


Danny, I'll have to get back to you on that. Its been about year since I had the package, so I'll have to yank the tube out of the fixture and see.

 

[danny662boy]

ok i have the Philips homelight, Natural Sunshine fluoro tube. its specs are .

Light output: 850 Lumens
Energy Used:20 watts
Life: 9000 hours
Color Rendering: 92
color temp: 5000K


what can i get thats brighter than that ? lol

 

[BadCon]

20 watts? What size tube is that? The one you linked to at Reptile UV was 48" long and 40watts. Are you using a t12 fixture?

 

[danny662boy]

oh ya my fault theres a 20 watt t12 from there site... yes its a t12