which reptisun for veiled cham??

[alex1977]

hi guys,
im building my own enclosure and was planning on buying the reptisun 5.0, the 24" 18watt (i think) and mounting it on the top, but just found someone selling a 4ft 40 watt reptisun 5.0 for half the money of the 24"...£9.99!!

the question is, can the bulbs be mounted vertically? is it the done thing? or is the smaller top mounted bulb better?...i suppose theres more chance of the bulb getting wet...

but any thoughts much appreciated.

 

[Pure]

Yeah, don't mount the bulb along the side. It isn't natural and can stress some chams. The few bucks you will save by getting that bulb and mounting it the way you want to isn't worth the risk IMHO.

 

[SS4Luck]

or get 2 chams and two setups and get the 40"

 

[alex1977]

thanks for that thought that may be the case...always blinded with a bargain

 

[alex1977]

also, i understand the 10.0 has a deeper penetration than the 5.0, but again do you guys bother? is it a bit of hype or are they worth the extra £££

cheers folks

 

[Pure]

No it isn't hype. The 10.0s should really only be used in massive cages and free ranges. The output is too much for the cham to be any closer than 12 inches from the bulb.