My enclosure is 2 feet tall and they will be mounted inside. A dragon would be able to get within 10 inches of the light or I can adjust it closer/further depending on the needs.
That should be fine. I wouldn't mount it further than 10'' from the basking spot though. The output drops off quite a bit past 6-8 inches (but you'll still want to keep it at a safe, unreachable distance).
All that work setting up my enclosure with a 24 inch reptisun 10.0 T8. The one everyone and their grandmother said to get, and now I have to redo everything for a ****ING T5 HO? Dammit!!!
All that work setting up my enclosure with a 24 inch reptisun 10.0 T8. The one everyone and their grandmother said to get, and now I have to redo everything for a ***** T5 HO? Dammit!!!
Do not despair though.
If you have the T8 setup properly it will still be good. A reflector is ideal though - the under cabinet fixtures really are not a good solution. The T5 have the advantage of more light and more powerful output, meaning it can be mounted further away. Setip properly both lights can achieve the needed output.
It's like new cell phones. Once you have the one you want. It'll be obsolete when you wake up tomorrow. I had a bearded dragon for a year. Had to sell him a while back. He did great with the lights I have. Now I want to get another beardie. But this time I'm gonna have everything ready before I buy another little guy. Last time was hectic. Bought a bearded dragon. He basically sat on my shoulder for 7 hours while I built his enclosure. Lol
It's like new cell phones. Once you have the one you want. It'll be obsolete when you wake up tomorrow. I had a bearded dragon for a year. Had to sell him a while back. He did great with the lights I have. Now I want to get another beardie. But this time I'm gonna have everything ready before I buy another little guy. Last time was hectic. Bought a bearded dragon. He basically sat on my shoulder for 7 hours while I built his enclosure. Lol
Hahaha I'm an *****. I didn't know what T5 meant. Lol I'll make this easier. My enclosure is 60x26x26 so what size bulb do I need and what size fixture will it fit in?
I suggest getting one that runs at least half the length of the enclosure, so a 34'' fixture/bulb. Something like this (or exactly this) http://lightyourreptiles.com/34t5hofihouw3.html You could go with a 46'' as well. I would mount it on the same side of the enclosure your basking spot is on.
Ok, I got the bulb and the fixture. (ZooMed, Reptisun 10.0, T5)
The fixture came with a 5.0, but the lady at Petsmart was generous enough to let me swap the bulb for a 10.0! Score!
Now to figure out how to mount it lol