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Should I change my "normie" heating bulb for smth better?
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[QUOTE="Claudiusx, post: 2018255, member: 31715"] No. Not unless the basking light bulb is specifically made to do one of two things: 1. mimic the lighting spectrum of the sun (very hard to do with commercially available bulbs) Or 2. Fill in the gaps in the spectrum that your Arcadia T5 is lacking in. Number 2 is the better option if your goal is achieving a spectrum closest as possible to natural sunlight. But even if that is your goal, there are multiple issues with it, or more so, multiple issues with how you achieve that. The sunlights spectrum changes throughout the day. It's much different at 10 AM than it is at even 12 PM, or 4 PM. So what exactly are you trying to go for? A lighting setup that makes your dragon think it's noon time 24/7? one that is a not so harsh 10 AM? See where I'm going with this? Until its feasible to have lighting arrays (most likely LEDs) that allow for a ramping up and down of specific wavelengths throughout the day to mimic natural sunlight, you're not going to be able to mimic natural sunlight in the enclosure. All that to point out that the middle ground in that would be to just use a combination of lights that get you close. That is typically achieved with a good quality UVB bulb, and a white/soft white basking bulb. The reason for the white/soft white basking bulb is it fills in the gaps and low points of the spectrum that the UVB bulb lacks in. This section of the forum, Advanced Discussion, has a few threads that get into the weeds on lighting and spectrums. Keep reading around and I'm sure you'll get a good grasp on the goals, limitations, and current possibilities. -Brandon [/QUOTE]
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