primestick
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Ok i was looking at my lighting options and to get a light fixture that will fit nicly over my tank is ones that will only support cfl. Any thougths on this ?
CFL's for pygs
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nicholas
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I personally say CFL's are no longer an issue. The companies have stated they have been fixed. However you know some companies will say just about anything. I personally have started using Metal Halides over all of my Chameleons, it creates imo a better disposition, more activity and a better simulation of the natural sun. And it could double as a room heater! 
nicholas
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They are also pygmys which most seem to think do not require UV lighting due to their "Low" place in life....I personally say CFL's are no longer an issue. The companies have stated they have been fixed. However you know some companies will say just about anything. I personally have started using Metal Halides over all of my Chameleons, it creates imo a better disposition, more activity and a better simulation of the natural sun. And it could double as a room heater!
primestick
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My real concern with. The uvb was for the live plants
ChameleonsInMyHouse
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if i can, i always use linear. all ove my uvb and even uva (daylight) bulbs are linear tubes. i only make an exception for my pygmy only because he is in a 5g by himself on my desk. i do not use uvb for my pygmy, but i do use a 6500K CFL. no problems yet. ive also used CFL uvbs in the past before i made the switch to linear and it was fine. almost a year without a single problem
primestick
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So the 6500k light is a grow light for the plants?
steviejcsc
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I use a cfl 5.0 on my pygs, no negative effects so far.