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Post by EsotericComposer on Oct 17, 2004 13:23:36 GMT -8
I just bought a Repti Glo 5.0 uvb for about $13 and I want to know if this is decent for the time being. It was all this local small petshop had. Boyfriend convinced me it read 5.0vb which is does. But why does everyone say reptisun 5.0?
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Post by prism_wolf on Oct 17, 2004 15:44:10 GMT -8
The Repti-Glo has one of the faster decay rates snd lacks consistency. The Reptisuns have been proven to be the most consistent with minimal fluctuations in the UVB emissions and are longest lived out of the flourescnet tubes.
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Post by Yoda on Oct 17, 2004 15:47:28 GMT -8
The Repti-glo 5.0 (by Exo Terra) is a decent bulb and should do fine Reptisun 5.0 ( ZooMed ) is more popular ...IMO due to the agressive marketing of ZooMed Products , Just be sure to hang the light in such a way that your Iggy can bask 6-8 inches away
as the UVB output drops fairly quickly the farther away the light is.
Also their is allot of BUZZ going around about lining the fixture with aluminum foil to increase (reflect) the output....
James and Yoda
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Post by Yoda on Oct 17, 2004 15:49:58 GMT -8
"The Repti-Glo has one of the faster decay rates snd lacks consistency. The Reptisuns have been proven to be the most consistent with minimal fluctuations in the UVB emissions and are longest lived out of the flourescnet tubes."  Then again......they could be crappy  lol James and Yoda
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Post by prism_wolf on Oct 17, 2004 16:07:21 GMT -8
LOL...they're not really crappy...just not the best out there...and definitely should be changed out on the 6 month end of the time frame unless you have a meter.
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Post by Yoda on Oct 17, 2004 16:23:50 GMT -8
;D
I suppose
You provide what ya can afford ..This light will do for now ...( a good investment is a UVB Meter) lights are strange ...one person gets crappy readings and the next gets decent readings.from the same product.. personally I get great results with MV bulbs I have always recomended them ..however I had been using the Powersun 160w and only got 6 months out of them before failure...I now use the new westron EB MV as it seems to be at the top of the class right now.. There is no limit on the care you can provide other than your wallet.......
I have a dream of having a entire room ..converted to tropicall rain forest ....as soon as I win the Lottery... ;D
James and Yoda
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Post by prism_wolf on Oct 17, 2004 17:26:25 GMT -8
We must be dreaming the same dream...  |
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Post by EsotericComposer on Oct 18, 2004 8:28:11 GMT -8
I bought what was at the store. It's not permenant. But it's what he needs and it's what they had. Plus it was on sale =)
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Post by Nanshe on Oct 18, 2004 14:17:08 GMT -8
I use a 36" Repti-Glo 8.0 and the PowerSun MV - which isn't nearly as good as the EB MV bulb at reptileuv.com, but it was also a matter of what I could afford, and what I had on hand - so I just combined the 2.
Unfortunatly, all of my bulbs will expire within 6 weeks of each other, so this coming February is going to be IGspensive! Thank Heaves for tax refunds! LOL
~Nan
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Post by Yoda on Oct 18, 2004 15:16:23 GMT -8
;D
Igspensive ........lol
James and Yoda
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Post by prism_wolf on Oct 24, 2004 8:12:41 GMT -8
The Repti-Glo 8.0 is comparable to the Reptisun 5.0. They are pretty equal as far as quality and UVB emissions go...  |
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