Marillion
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Posting this question in it's own separate thread as I fear the question may have gotten buried in my previous thread. My apologies to the admins if this was not the correct process.
I am wondering if the Zoo Med T5 5.0 MINI bulb that I have is adequate for providing enough UV light for our Leopard Gecko. On a side note, I just noticed him on top of one of the rocks in his terrarium soaking up the heat from the Arcadia Heat Projector this morning and thereby getting some UV as well (hopefully!)
https://zoomed.com/wp-content/uploads/Choosing-Correct-UVB-Lamp-2018-07.pdf
My concern based on the above article is that I am thinking now that I should not have bought the 5.0 Zoo Med mini bulb and should instead have bought the 10.0 mini bulb or the 5.0 regular size bulb based on the info in that sheet. I am not convinced our little guy is getting enough UVB based on that data. The distance from the lamp to the "basking" site is about 12-14 inches with a wire screen mesh between the lamp and the terrarium bottom.
The lamp is in a 20 gallon long Terrarium with a mesh top and the bulb is in an 8.5" reflective dome. I am also using an Arcadia Deep Heat Projector in another dome beside it (Heat projector is completely over the Warm side to the right and the light is in the middle. I did consider getting the Arcadia Shade Dweller pro but I don't think the fixture would fit properly over the terrarium without changing the fixture for the Heat projector.
Any and all opinions are welcome. One option would be to provide the Calcium with D3 2 or 3 times a month to compensate for the 5.0 Mini until next year when I purchase a 10.0 mini perhaps or a full size 5.0....
Thanks all.
I am wondering if the Zoo Med T5 5.0 MINI bulb that I have is adequate for providing enough UV light for our Leopard Gecko. On a side note, I just noticed him on top of one of the rocks in his terrarium soaking up the heat from the Arcadia Heat Projector this morning and thereby getting some UV as well (hopefully!)
https://zoomed.com/wp-content/uploads/Choosing-Correct-UVB-Lamp-2018-07.pdf
My concern based on the above article is that I am thinking now that I should not have bought the 5.0 Zoo Med mini bulb and should instead have bought the 10.0 mini bulb or the 5.0 regular size bulb based on the info in that sheet. I am not convinced our little guy is getting enough UVB based on that data. The distance from the lamp to the "basking" site is about 12-14 inches with a wire screen mesh between the lamp and the terrarium bottom.
The lamp is in a 20 gallon long Terrarium with a mesh top and the bulb is in an 8.5" reflective dome. I am also using an Arcadia Deep Heat Projector in another dome beside it (Heat projector is completely over the Warm side to the right and the light is in the middle. I did consider getting the Arcadia Shade Dweller pro but I don't think the fixture would fit properly over the terrarium without changing the fixture for the Heat projector.
Any and all opinions are welcome. One option would be to provide the Calcium with D3 2 or 3 times a month to compensate for the 5.0 Mini until next year when I purchase a 10.0 mini perhaps or a full size 5.0....
Thanks all.
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