R Rangers1933 Member Jan 7, 2016 #1 Need some help- Have a 36" long tank and want to switch to T5. Looked at several sites and fixtures. SHould I go with a 24" or 36" fixture and are there fixtures that are specific to "Desert Set up"? What length and Watt do you use for either. I now have a 10.0 18" T8 in a 20" fixture. The T5 run 24W on Reptisun 10. And Zilla has 25UVB or 50 UVB. - what is the difference. Being the T5 is more powerful I am leaning toward a 24" fixture but between Zilla, Arcadia and Reptisun I am still up in the air. Thanks
Need some help- Have a 36" long tank and want to switch to T5. Looked at several sites and fixtures. SHould I go with a 24" or 36" fixture and are there fixtures that are specific to "Desert Set up"? What length and Watt do you use for either. I now have a 10.0 18" T8 in a 20" fixture. The T5 run 24W on Reptisun 10. And Zilla has 25UVB or 50 UVB. - what is the difference. Being the T5 is more powerful I am leaning toward a 24" fixture but between Zilla, Arcadia and Reptisun I am still up in the air. Thanks
Taterbug BD.org Addict Jan 7, 2016 #2 22" is the way to go, offset to the basking side. Fixture (reflector or not) would depend on the distance away from the basking site. I would get a reptisun or Arcadia, I've read that the zilla products may be lower quality.
22" is the way to go, offset to the basking side. Fixture (reflector or not) would depend on the distance away from the basking site. I would get a reptisun or Arcadia, I've read that the zilla products may be lower quality.