KyleFitzz New Member Feb 14, 2013 #1 Does the Arcadia day light bulb put off heat or just light?! T5 bulb
dlegare Established Member Feb 14, 2013 #2 The t5 is only designed for providing light either UV or Visible. You will still need a basking site.
The t5 is only designed for providing light either UV or Visible. You will still need a basking site.
Venutus1 Avid Member Site Sponsor Feb 15, 2013 #4 KyleFitzz said: Does the Arcadia day light bulb put off heat or just light?! T5 bulb Click to expand... That is correct.. you still will need a basking light just like normal. But t5 fixtures do run a tad bit warmer than a reg. flo. light. Basically, they are warmer just due to the increased wattage. A regular single 24" flo. light bulb is 18 watts and a single 22" (24" fixture size) HO t5 bulb is 24 watts. So the t5 bulb is naturally warmer due to the fact it is using 6-ish more watts and that much more heat overall is being generated. Cheers! Thanks Todd LightYourReptiles.com
KyleFitzz said: Does the Arcadia day light bulb put off heat or just light?! T5 bulb Click to expand... That is correct.. you still will need a basking light just like normal. But t5 fixtures do run a tad bit warmer than a reg. flo. light. Basically, they are warmer just due to the increased wattage. A regular single 24" flo. light bulb is 18 watts and a single 22" (24" fixture size) HO t5 bulb is 24 watts. So the t5 bulb is naturally warmer due to the fact it is using 6-ish more watts and that much more heat overall is being generated. Cheers! Thanks Todd LightYourReptiles.com
dom1959 New Member Feb 15, 2013 #5 the combo todd set me up with is 80-81 degrees right under the fixture, which works well with my jackson, so it could depend what species? right?
the combo todd set me up with is 80-81 degrees right under the fixture, which works well with my jackson, so it could depend what species? right?
KyleFitzz New Member Feb 15, 2013 #6 I have a Jackson's as well and if it puts off that kind of heat it would be beneficial to me right now since I live in New Jersey and it's still really cold here
I have a Jackson's as well and if it puts off that kind of heat it would be beneficial to me right now since I live in New Jersey and it's still really cold here