Multiple light fixtures vs single?
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AlienCreeper
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You mean with a UVB light too?
AlienCreeper
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That might be a little too much UVB unless your canopy is thick and I mean THICK with plants or they are low UVB bulbs. Just make sure you get the correct bulb for your ballast.
reptileguy112
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As long as the temps are good
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In 99% of all cham set-ups... Most people have success with a TWO light method.
Here's why:
A flo. light does not PROJECT heat and create a basking spot.
You need a dome and an incandescent bulb for that.
However, Flo. bulbs are the best for getting the UVB rays to permeate the enclosure.
And flo. bulbs also provide good visible light for viewing.
But back to the dome light and the incandescent bulb....
Chameleons need to bask. They need to be able to raise their body temperatures IF THEY WANT TO.
For instance, if they need to properly digest food, they may need to warm up to 88 degrees or so ... so that their digestive enzymes will work.
If they are just kept under flo. lighting, they do not have the ability to do this.
Again, yes .. flo. lights can get warm and give off some heat.
Especially ho t5 lights.
But this is not PROJECTED downward the same way a good flood light bulb in a dome light projects heat so the animal can bask.
The greatest success is with a two light method.
A flo. fixture with a good UVB tube in it and an incandescent dome light for basking.
(or even a 3 light method if you add extra LED lighting to grow plants.
)
Cheers!
Todd
Here's why:
A flo. light does not PROJECT heat and create a basking spot.
You need a dome and an incandescent bulb for that.
However, Flo. bulbs are the best for getting the UVB rays to permeate the enclosure.
And flo. bulbs also provide good visible light for viewing.
But back to the dome light and the incandescent bulb....
Chameleons need to bask. They need to be able to raise their body temperatures IF THEY WANT TO.
For instance, if they need to properly digest food, they may need to warm up to 88 degrees or so ... so that their digestive enzymes will work.
If they are just kept under flo. lighting, they do not have the ability to do this.
Again, yes .. flo. lights can get warm and give off some heat.
Especially ho t5 lights.
But this is not PROJECTED downward the same way a good flood light bulb in a dome light projects heat so the animal can bask.
The greatest success is with a two light method.
A flo. fixture with a good UVB tube in it and an incandescent dome light for basking.
(or even a 3 light method if you add extra LED lighting to grow plants.
)Cheers!
Todd
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Dday
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Post some pics of that quad fixture with the blue leds on. Im very anxious to purchase that same fixture
JohnR
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With just the blue LED lights on?
Dday
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Sure but with all the lights on if you could. I am just interested in seeing the lights on a actual enclosure to see the brightness
I am interested as well. This is one of my last items I will need before I start my build. I just found out about this vendor and have my eyes on the quad.
@Venutus1
I come from the reef aquarium world of hobbies and am used to running a ramp up and down schedule to simulate sunrise/set as well as to not go from 100 dark to 100 bright in 1 second. Do they run on multiple power cords or can they be dimmed some other way? Didn't see this info listed.
I also was into reef aquariums for years. It's so fun but super expensive and time consuming. I sold all my sps, lps, zooan. and shrooms when I moved 10 yrs ago.
I have the quad tropical blaze and I love it. I know there's 2 plugs but I think 1 strictly for the nightlight (I don't use) and the other controls the 4 bulbs. I'm not sure about dimming them but would recommend them to anyone.
My cham was always brown under just a dome with a spiral type bulb. I put the quad over him and he brightened up almost instantly.
Cool, good to know. I too just sold off my last sps reef, but that's for the new flooring to be installed and maybe a custom rimless is in the works
You're absolutely correct:
3 Cords total. 1 cord ea. for set of 2 lights and one cord to run the LED moon lights
One for blue, one for uvb and third is a rocket switch lights/off/lights+growth
JohnR
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Here are some pics. This one is with the light on in the room
with just the blue lights on
and with the overhead lights off and all lights on in cage
By comparison, here's the old light that I was using. This is a "plant light" that I got from Lowe's. look at the difference in lighting!
with just the blue lights on
and with the overhead lights off and all lights on in cage
By comparison, here's the old light that I was using. This is a "plant light" that I got from Lowe's. look at the difference in lighting!
Santee_Native
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Thanks for the pics now I'm sold on the quad setup as soon as I'm done building my armor
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