Uvb question

Discussion in 'Bearded Dragons' started by For the love of Lizzie, Jun 22, 2014.

  1. For the love of Lizzie

    For the love of Lizzie New Member

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    Ok So I have a All Living Things 24 inch strip light, 17 watt and 50 UVB that I place on the screen cover of my 40 gallon tank for a 14 inch beardie (rescue) who when basking ( and she basks a lot) is about 5 inches from the top. There is a nearby incandescent basking light there as well.

    I have been scouring the forums and the beardeddragon.com forum for info on this as I suddenly panicked that most were advocating a particular brand of UVB tube light and all kinds of problems had been identified with others. Nothing about this brand All Living Things- though I did get a nice post from a user on the beardeddragon forum who stated that it, in particular did not emit the correct light for beardies.

    I am looking for information and opinions. The "50" kind of freaks me out because most people say Reptisun 10 is all you need. But I keep thinking a single degree of emission bulb can't possibly cover ALL sizes of tanks....20, 30 ,40 and 55. Maybe repitsun makes a 20 or 30? I will look this up- kind of stream of consciousness now....If so...then what would be best for a 40 gallon tank in which she basks about 5 inches from top ?

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  2. JEFFREH

    JEFFREH Administrator

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  3. Cuckoo Reptiles

    Cuckoo Reptiles New Member

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    Reptisun 10 is the ideal UVB light for a bearded dragon UVB ray intake.

    I am sorry to say that your All Living Things 50 UVB is not the ideal for a bearded dragon's intake of UVB.

    If your going to shop, then shop www.lllreptile.com for the best products related to your beardie.

    Any more questions? I'm always here!
     

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