ZooMed Ultra Sun 6500k

[Kirin]

hello fellow chameleon lovers,
im in the process of finishing up a cham cage and im trying to get the final touches on it before my cham is ready (couple of more weeks till he can ship)
and i was looking for a Fluorescent tube for my plants so i searched around here and i was finding a lot of people recomending 6500k tubes as a good growing light. so then i came across this tube from ZooMed called Ultra Sun Trichromatic Super Daylight and was wondering if anyone has used or uses this for the plants in your cage and if it in any way hurts the chams eyes or health?
thank you
~Trevor
P.s heres a link to the tube on the ZooMed website for a better discription if it helps
http://www.zoomed.com/db/products/E...zOjI6IjI0IjtzOjg6IlNlYXJjaF95IjtzOjI6IjIwIjt9

 

[DGray]

better not

Its best to stay away from tubes made for the salt-water aquarium hobby, and stick with those optimized and tested as safe for the reptile hobby.

What kind of chameleon, and what kind of cage will you have? What kind of plants will you include?

 

[bridgofaith]

If you want to stick with the ZooMed brand, use this one: https://www.chameleonforums.com/zoo-med-6500k-lamp-34554/
But, you can get the same effect going with a cheaper GE Daylight 6500K linear from Home Depot. That's what I use.

 

[summoner12]

If you want to stick with the ZooMed brand, use this one: https://www.chameleonforums.com/zoo-med-6500k-lamp-34554/
But, you can get the same effect going with a cheaper GE Daylight 6500K linear from Home Depot. That's what I use.

Nice link

Yeah, Lowes and Home Depot both have 6500K lamps. Lowes has them in CFL in several wattages.

 

[Kirin]

Hello again everyone
Thank you all for the informative and fast responses I'm now glad i asked about that bulb before I bought it. imma be making a homedepot run this weekend for plants so ill check it out while I'm there.


DGray- ill be getting a male Nosy B in a few more weeks once they are ready to be shipped
I have the XXL Reptile Screen Cage Habitat (24"x24"x48") from sandfire as he gets older ill prob make a wider/deeper/taller cage
and as for plants ill be getting those this weekend was thinking of trying to get some sort of ivy to climb the back and one side of the cage to help keep humidity and a nice decent sized tree to live in and a few flowers. any suggestions?
thanks again guys and gals
~trevor

 

[DGray]

Panther plants

Hello again everyone
Thank you all for the informative and fast responses I'm now glad i asked about that bulb before I bought it. imma be making a homedepot run this weekend for plants so ill check it out while I'm there.


DGray- ill be getting a male Nosy B in a few more weeks once they are ready to be shipped
I have the XXL Reptile Screen Cage Habitat (24"x24"x48") from sandfire as he gets older ill prob make a wider/deeper/taller cage
and as for plants ill be getting those this weekend was thinking of trying to get some sort of ivy to climb the back and one side of the cage to help keep humidity and a nice decent sized tree to live in and a few flowers. any suggestions?
thanks again guys and gals
~trevor

For trees, you could look for _Ficus_ such as F. benjimina or F. alii; if you want flowers, _Hibiscus_ are a good bet, providing you have great light. Hibiscus also need a lot of water and heavy feeding to keep flowering.

Vine-wise, its hard to better a pothos. There are four or five varieties; I like the plain green one, or the new chartreuse variety called "Neon".

Best wishes.

 

[Kirin]

For trees, you could look for _Ficus_ such as F. benjimina or F. alii; if you want flowers, _Hibiscus_ are a good bet, providing you have great light. Hibiscus also need a lot of water and heavy feeding to keep flowering.

Vine-wise, its hard to better a pothos. There are four or five varieties; I like the plain green one, or the new chartreuse variety called "Neon".

Best wishes.

hello again
thanks for the ideas i like those pothos and the Hibiscus but you mentioned the hibiscus takes heavy feeding and a great light. feed as in Miracle-Gro or something different. and would the 6500k tube i was recommended be considered a great light or would i need to look into something better?
thanks again
~Trevor

 

[nick barta]

The 6500K will be beneficial for the hibiscus, and all your plants. If you want a good climbing tree, the Scheffelera, or umbrella plant, gives more lateral branches than ficus, and doesn't loose as many leaves. The hibiscus is touchy for many keepers, often they will rotate the hibiscus out with a fresh one.

Do many lateral branches, bamboo, and vines at the top and midsection of the cage, and get a big plant that gives the cham seclusion.

Nick

 

[radstusky]

I also want to add a 6500k bulb for plant growth, and Home Depot unfortunately didn't have a 36" T8 fluorescent, which is what I need. I found this one online:

https://www.1000bulbs.com/product/10178/F-30T8DALTO.html

it's only 50 cents!! Ok shipping is $10, but still it's not a bad deal.