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[QUOTE="magicmagni, post: 2039798, member: 72652"] Hi. Yes listen to KarrieRee and get a 10.0 bulb when you can, but don't worry you dragon will be ok.. at least he's been getting some UV.. better than none!! 3/4 of the enlcosure is ok.. I usually do about half, but as long as there is a place for it to get away from UVB- if it chooses to it's ok. In general what KarrieRee is recommending is good practice.. but keep in mind it's all about the distances from basking spot to bulb and weather or not you are shooting the light through a screen or not.. screen "dims" the light by up to 30% Feel free to reference this irridiance chart to give you an idea of the output on both bulbs (10.0 and 5.0) what you want is a UV level of around 4 give or take at the highest point of the basking spot It's in CM so you have to convert to inches if you need. I add 5 cm to recommended distance to account for height of animal. [B]Based on this chart.. with the 10.0 bulb with no screen about 40cm to 50cm (or 16 to 19.5 inches) With screen what KarrieRee is saying (12 to 15 inches) is probably about right[/B] [ATTACH type="full" width="828px"]86949[/ATTACH] Just to compare here is your 5.0 bulb... to get the recommended 4.0 UV index he'd have to be about 4 inches from bulb!! WOW That said some is better than none!! [ATTACH type="full" width="834px"]86950[/ATTACH] I posted this on another thread ,but might help show you how to position your lighting if not sure.. [/QUOTE]
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