too much UVB?

[Kodos2150]

if I get the DIY flourscent 24 inch hood and put two reptisun 5.0 bulbs and have them both on at the same time, would that be too much? I'm thinking that it wouldn't but I'm still not sure.....

 

[camimom]

if I get the DIY flourscent 24 inch hood and put two reptisun 5.0 bulbs and have them both on at the same time, would that be too much? I'm thinking that it wouldn't but I'm still not sure.....

unless your cage is so big that you need more light to stretch over the cage, then yes, 2 bubls will be too much. it can hurt his eyes

 

[jaglon53]

That's fine it's putting out the same amount of UVB

 

[Olimpia]

By gut instinct, I don't think that's bad either. It would be like just have one really thick 5.0 tube light, it seems to me, not the equivalent now of a 10.0. If you had a UV meter we could confirm if the output still remains the same, which I don't know.

However, if you decide to not do it, you can get a 5000k light fluorescent from any home improvement store and put it as the second bulb, and then you still have your second 5.0 as a replacement in 6-7 months' time. This would still add brightness and help the plants out but not output any extra UVB.