I have the Zilla Critter Cage 20L. This cozy little critter tank is 12" deep. I mention this because my impression of the 30" T8 Light Fixture is that it is a little challenge to emit it's reported UVB levels through the Zilla screen cover. Has anyone else had this impression? I'll use it anyway for my Leopard Gecko as a Daylight source of illumination. Frankly, I dont see how this lamp pushes anywhere near what it claims through a tightly knit screen top like the Zilla Critter Cage. I have the Zilla Critter Cage 20L. This cozy little critter tank is 12" deep. I mention this because my impression of the 30" T8 Light Fixture is that it is a little challenge to emit... » Read More I have the Zilla Critter Cage 20L. This cozy little critter tank is 12" deep. I mention this because my impression of the 30" T8 Light Fixture is that it is a little challenge to emit it's reported UVB levels through the Zilla screen cover. Has anyone else had this impression? I'll use it anyway for my Leopard Gecko as a Daylight source of illumination. Frankly, I dont see how this lamp pushes anywhere near what it claims through a tightly knit screen top like the Zilla Critter Cage. « Show Less
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Uvb lamps should be mounted INSIDE of the tank. Get the Lights of America Fluorescent Light Stick. Mount it inside the tanks with command hooks and replace the bulb with a reptisun 10. There was a reason I returned this product.
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I have a homebuilt cage 18x18x48 for a Bearded Dragon. I framed a cover using expanded metal and mounted the light to the cover inside the cage. General illumination. also have my UV spot fuxture and a heat lamp on the cover. I have sliding plexiglas doors for the front for access and viewing.
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it may be a little too strong for freshwater plants or a little bit of overkill. But it is a great light. I use my 16" on a 29 gallon biocube. With all kinds of coral. And it's only at 60% a few hours a day. Very nice light. You may want to ask Hobbie Bug this question.
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The "tortoise shell glass font" does not have a bulb in it. It is very attractive and has enough reflective characteristics to show off the tortoise shell look without an interior light. There are three bulbs under the lower portion of the shade and one central bulb under the top portion of the shade. It's an attractive lamp.
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Well, the great thing about this light is, it can be adjusted. You can adjust the light spectrum to your liking as well as, the light intensity. For that size tank all you would have to do is have the light intensity not so high. Overall, I think it'll be just fine for that size tank. This is a great lightning system and so far I love how it looks on my tank, which is a 20 gallon tall tank. Hope this helped. :)
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The hood sits on the inside edge of the tank. It will fit, it's a standard size. I ordered one for my 10 Gallon tank, the hood is not bright at all. in fact I had a hard time seeing my fish. It's somewhat bright just in the middle, that's where the LED lights are, you can just see shadows near the ends of the tank. I returned the hood, it's just not bright enough. I hope this helps your decision to purchase this hood.
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Zitrades claims is 30 watts the whole lamp but I do not know how is divided on each color. I use the lamp to light up palms around the patio/pool. The light is bright and creates a very beautiful enviroment. I purchased 10 Zitrades and after just 4 months 2 do not work...1 is dead and the other some colors do not work. To get in contact with ZITRADES has been imposible...they have s mail box machine that is full and is hard that they honor the guarantee...Good luck....
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A simple answer; Yes. You must understand that I am using two of these lamps on a refugium chamber equivalent to about a 15 gallon tank. The animals in that chamber sure look happy. Note again that I am using two of these lamps at a time, one wont quite do it.
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I have a Happy Light and a full spectrum floor lamp. I turn the floor lamp on every day over my houseplants to give them light as the days are so dark, but I don't use the Happy Light for that. I also would suggest going to the website for Verilux and asking them. I can't tell whether or not my plants are flourishing but they are still alive at this point and look as good as they did in the fall when I brought them in, so you might give it a try.
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I have this fixture for my beardie, and I use a compact fluorescent UVB bulb by Zoo Med, and it fits perfectly! Here's the link for the bulb: Reptisun 10.0 Uvb Mini Compact Fluorescent
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Im running it on 75Gal (21" deep) I get low light at the substrate at best. I've said before to get medium light I would need 4 of these on my tank.
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Hello, These fixtures were designed for agricultural purposes and come with 6500k lamps. Not sure how well they do or don't work in regard to aquariums. Wish I could help more. Thanks & please remember to shop with Healthy Harvest Florida!
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Go to the fixture's website or find it on amazon and read the specs (it should tell you what size you need.)I only can answer questions about the bulb. Reptisun 10.0 fits my fixtures ;) and is the ONLY one I trust for good UVB for my critters. Hope this helps.
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I have a 60 inch 110 gallona q and have one on mine. It gives off bright light....my tank does not have live plants... So may want to be sure this is the right light for live plants.
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I would say no, the hood only works with regular style bulbs (coil type, old school incandescent) there is not a lot of room in the socket area. I have 2 of these on each of my turtle tanks both with a zoo med uvb coil type bulb and a 60 watt incandescent for heat and it works great.
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One of the first things I noticed was that light's focus seemed to be for a small area. I did a little rearranging in my "house" garden and now it is focused on some small plants and (I think) they are responding. For your palm it might be a case of only the closer areas really benefiting from the light. But I have been running my lamp 24/7 since I got it. Maybe a little constant light would be a boast for your plant but without trying, I can't say.
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LED are great specifically for deep tanks like that. Shouldnt be a problem getting to the bottom of a 24" tank although I would have to say this fixture may be a little underpowered if your trying to grow any corals on the sandbed. If that isnt the case you should be golden though. LED light usually doesnt start to diminish at all in PAR until 18" of water depth due to its higher focused nature as compared to T5 or hallide which depends on the quality of reflector used to get the light into the tank. This better focus also is what usually will make people say that LED looks very dim in comparison.. which is merely and optical illusion caused by the lack of light escaping the tank thru reflection and refraction, instead being focused more directly down.. in the direction you want it to go.
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Well i know exo terra has lights that go with this unit. Search for the size of your tank for the correct light hood. You can also purchase this tank with the light as a package. I did not purchase a light because I am using this tank for hermit crabs. If you are having trouble finding the light, let me know and i will do a search.