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12-Jul-07, 02:55 PM
|  | =^.^= Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Northern NSW Gender:  | | | | so that does UV aswell miss b??? how often do they need replacing?? what wattage would i need for 3ft ish enclosure 13 or 26??
ah ok thanks Mr I |
12-Jul-07, 02:56 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: Between here and there. Age/Gender: 31 | | | | The only thing i would probably check out is because of the height in a buffet unit whether enough of the light would get to the lizards using a globe like Miss B shows.
I cant comment cause I havent used them before, i have always used tubes. |
12-Jul-07, 02:56 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: May-06 Location: Hornsby Age/Gender: 33 | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Miss B  Are compacts really that bad? 
We're using a compact mainly because I couldn't think of an easy, effective and non-ugly way to mount the fluro fitting inside our enclosure (which is glass all round).
Our compact is the 'spiral' type that is twisty and we had to modify a light fitting as it was edison type, not bayonet. I would like a combined heat/UV bulb but I've heard that you can't use these with a thermostat? That puts me off the idea a bit. | from tests i've seen theyre not good, i havent tried them myself though...
lilmissrazz, if u use an MVB you wont need additional lighting.
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12-Jul-07, 02:57 PM
| | =^.^= Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Northern NSW Gender: | | | | oh so the enclosure would be bright enuff with just that?? is the MVB a tube?? |
12-Jul-07, 02:57 PM
|  | QUEEN B Subscriber | Join Date: May-07 Location: Brisbane Age/Gender: 23 | | | | The one I posted is our UV light. I'm told they need replacing every five to six months.
I originally bought an NEC T10 fluro tube and fluro holder, but it was so big and bulky and we couldn't figure out how to install it in the tank without it looking ugly. The compact was so much easier, we just wired it into the lid of our enclosure, right next to the heat lamp.
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12-Jul-07, 02:59 PM
| | =^.^= Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Northern NSW Gender: | | | | its roughtly 55cms from the base to the top |
12-Jul-07, 03:00 PM
| | =^.^= Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Northern NSW Gender: | | | | lol wanna sell it 2 me miss b? |
12-Jul-07, 03:02 PM
| | QUEEN B Subscriber | Join Date: May-07 Location: Brisbane Age/Gender: 23 | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by lilmissrazz lol wanna sell it 2 me miss b? | Lol the NEC T10? We took the whole lot back to Bunnings for a refund  Sorry!
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12-Jul-07, 03:04 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: Between here and there. Age/Gender: 31 | | | | my buffet would be a lot higher than that |
12-Jul-07, 03:04 PM
| | =^.^= Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Northern NSW Gender: | | | | how much did it cost if you dont mind me asking?? didnt know u could by a UV light @ bunnings. you got the tube and everything from there?? |
12-Jul-07, 03:06 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: Between here and there. Age/Gender: 31 | | | | Tubes I always get from the herp shop or our local electrical warehouse. |
12-Jul-07, 03:07 PM
| | =^.^= Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Northern NSW Gender: | | | | ahhhhhhh ok which was more exspensive?? bulbs or an all in one?? and which is more effective?? do u need additional heat with a tube?? |
12-Jul-07, 03:08 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: Between here and there. Age/Gender: 31 | | | | |
12-Jul-07, 03:08 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: Between here and there. Age/Gender: 31 | | | | I have a 4ft tube across the middle and a heat light at one end. |
12-Jul-07, 03:10 PM
| | =^.^= Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Northern NSW Gender: | | | | that looks bloody awesome Mrs I well done.... | | |
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