The Exo Terra Light Unit

[arnau666]

is anyone using this The Exo Terra Light Unit Electronic Terrarium Lamp Controller?

i see that this works with 2 tub bulbs !
since i cant get any other fixtures to hold uvb linear bulbs i thought this may do the trick!
do i just place the bulbs on the screen cage ?
so what do you think?
here is a pic

 

[arnau666]

and my other question
can i use 2x 10.0 uvb for his cage? -the mesh i used is pretty thick and the cage is 25x25x65 inch ! or should i use 2x 5.0 uvb bulbs ?


i wait your advice !!thanks

 

[arnau666]

anyone can help me with this product?

 

[Whatcamo]

I'd check out Todd from lightyourreptiles.com but from what I've heard that product isn't worth it really cause you should use something with quality reflectors otherwise you're basically wasting half your light

 

[AllFallDown]

I guess I am not completely clear on what it is. Is it basically the linear fixture minus the linear fixture? In that case I also would be concerned with wasted light.

 

[Seeco]

These are great if streamlining is important to you. It is for me. As for the second pair of fixtures, the solution is to get another cage!

I have one of these units for sale (used) if anyone is interested.

 

[AllFallDown]

These are great if streamlining is important to you. It is for me. As for the second pair of fixtures, the solution is to get another cage!

I have one of these units for sale (used) if anyone is interested.

What do you mean by streamlining?

 

[arnau666]

What do you mean by streamlining?

i second that, can you explain more?

 

[Whatcamo]

Good for use on multiple tanks in a row I do believe is what was meant ?

 

[Seeco]

Sorry for the delay. Ok here is what I am talking about (disclaimer: all my setups look ugly as heck but they REALLY work great)

In this pic you can see how many cages I can light with the unit using the longest zoo med bulbs: I think there are 10 hatchling/juvenile bins on this rack. There are probably about 40 chams getting UV in this picture. The other thing is that I can easily suspend the lamp at just the right height with just some thin green wire.

Here you can see how a lamp housing would suck - I have limited screen top space and I don't have room for a hood or reflector. Most of the bins have 2-3 mist nozzles too. I cant have the heat light and everything all touching and melting each other lol. There is a cham right under the mist there -- he is getting the perfect combo of heat, UV and water all at the same time.

This unit is especially great now that UV bulbs are so much thinner. Just look how nice everything is spaced on top of that cage.


BTW I do not have the one with the built in timer. I just use a outlet timer for everything.

 

[Seeco]

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