Reptisun Hood

[Millgirl]

Hello all! I am currently building an enclosure and about to be finished! I am looking at my lighting options and prices and thinking of ordering the reptisun hood because it includes a bulb with the purchase of the hood for cheaper than buying a t5 fixture and bulb seperately. These hoods are clearly intended to sit on top of the enclosure and I will be mounting it inside. Wondering if anyone has any experience with mounting these vs sitting them on top. It is a wood enclosure so the command hooks option won't work for me. Thanks in advance!

 

[Claudiusx]

Hi there,

Make sure the bulb that comes with it is the 10.0 and not the 5.0
Typically those combos come with the 5.0 instead.

If it does, you're better off getting a different fixture and bulb separately.

Since you are building a wood enclosure, you can just make a support bracket out of wood that holds the lamp in place at the top too.

-Brandon

 

[CooperDragon]

If you're going to hang or mount the fixture inside you might be better off with one like this that comes with clips and is designed for that http://www.lightyourreptiles.com/22-t-5-ho-fixture-high-output-with-arcadia-d3-12-ho-bulb/ The ReptiSun hood is a nice fixture, but it is flat on top so would be more difficult (totally possible though) to secure in a suspended manner rather than it sitting on a surface.

 

[Millgirl]

I think you are both right, thank you. I will probably go with a Sunblaster as I need at least a 36" and really want a reflector.