T5 lifespan
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Kate
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I'm not sure. I have one and I think it's a year. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong.
Ta2Smitty
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If this is true it would be great!
RealIzeRecognIze
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They say a year. The only true test would be a solarmeter..
lausnordah
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If you're talking about the Arcadia D3/D3+ lights at lightyourreptiles.com then they last at least 1 year.
AngieL
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lausnordah
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Do you know this first hand?
I have not had my chameleon/arcadia lights for a year yet but Arcadia Reptile is raising the bar on reptile lighting.
See https://www.chameleonforums.com/arcadia-lights-ish-90099/index4.html#post847238
and http://www.arcadia-reptile.com/lighting-guide/
I trust the other forum members and especially Todd at LightYourReptiles.com to relay true and correct information when it comes to lighting. We are all in this hobby because we love the reptiles we keep, and want the best for them.
lausnordah
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Thank you for the links! I only want the best as well. I'm a first time keeper and just unsure of these things so I really wanted to be sure
Ah excellent... well as a first time keeper I must warn you of a serious danger... https://www.chameleonforums.com/chameleon-virus-90212/
Hopefully it's too late.
AngieL
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Hahaha! Yeah I saw this thread the other day, I've def got the virus! And it's just about killed my bank account
Arcadia T5's will EASILY last a year.
Arcadia T5 6% will EASILY last a year.
And are bright- your plants will be thankfull.
The Premium 6% and 12% Regular out-put T-8's will last a year too.
The new 5% & 10% Euro Range will last 9 months.
They have nice 6.5k light for plants - so you get a UV B bulb that will actually grow plants too!
Now...
If you are one of those folks with a Solarmeter and are using t5 12%'s -
AND can creativly work with them on large enclosures,
AND can adjust to the correct distance(s)....
AND even possibly do the double screening trick to shade off a percentage of the light like Hoj is doing... only to remove the screen, say, 6 - 8 mo. down the road when the bulb's out-put becomes reduced....
I bet folks will get 14-15 months easy out of those beauties.
Arcadia is definitly a product you actually get what you pay for AND MORE++
Please take a moment to visit their educational AND very easy to understand web-site.
http://www.arcadia-reptile.com/
John Courteney-Smith and the gang over in England have done a marvelous job with it.
They want to make EVERYONE a lighting expert.
And once and for all take away all the lighting confusion that has PLAGUED this hobby for too long.
So people will get the very best results for their pets.
The revolution has started.
Thank you.
Arcadia T5 6% will EASILY last a year.
And are bright- your plants will be thankfull.
The Premium 6% and 12% Regular out-put T-8's will last a year too.
The new 5% & 10% Euro Range will last 9 months.
They have nice 6.5k light for plants - so you get a UV B bulb that will actually grow plants too!
Now...
If you are one of those folks with a Solarmeter and are using t5 12%'s -
AND can creativly work with them on large enclosures,
AND can adjust to the correct distance(s)....
AND even possibly do the double screening trick to shade off a percentage of the light like Hoj is doing... only to remove the screen, say, 6 - 8 mo. down the road when the bulb's out-put becomes reduced....
I bet folks will get 14-15 months easy out of those beauties.
Arcadia is definitly a product you actually get what you pay for AND MORE++
Please take a moment to visit their educational AND very easy to understand web-site.
http://www.arcadia-reptile.com/
John Courteney-Smith and the gang over in England have done a marvelous job with it.
They want to make EVERYONE a lighting expert.
And once and for all take away all the lighting confusion that has PLAGUED this hobby for too long.
So people will get the very best results for their pets.
The revolution has started.
Thank you.
