I got it at petsmart. I have to wait until someone can take me as I don’t drive that far. It’s the Arcadia Pro T5. Came home from work to see her enclosure dark. Changed outlet to Test and it flicked on for a second and then off. Bulb wasn’t loose. Put her old coil uvb for now.
Shut the coil off- she can go a few days w/ out it- your the second person that has gotten a dud fixture that I know of- I thought it might of been a zoo med they had a bad batch out not too long ago as well-
:-/ just returned it. They have none in stock and the closest store with stock is too far. Will have to order online, annoyingly the one I had ordered online previously I got notice they cancelled it today.
Soooo many people on the Internet have had this same issue with this particular Arcadia Pro T5 light!!! I was going to purchase it but after reviewing I think I'll get the reptisun!!
Do you want me to post some websites for you?
It’s available on petsmart a website and I have saved sites you gave Previously. I had a question for you, on the Arcadia pro box it says 14% for dragons. Is there a reason you recommend 12%?
The 14% bulb is for tanks 24" or higher for height- they are a very strong bulb-- you want a basking height of 17-18 inches
My order got cancelled again so went to a local reptile shop that was highly recommended but this was all they had so got it and it cost me way too much. Not even sure how and where to mount as it’s quite larger and heavier
Ok I looked at your screen it's a wider holed you can leave on top just get your basking decor piece directly under the uvb 8-10 inches- watch her behavior the next couple of days and let me know how she's doing
Unfortunately can’t sit it on too, doesn’t fit with the basking light sitting on top. I’ll try to find fishing wire next week or I’ll have to cut the top to put zip ties which I rather not do.
Can't you place the uvb towards the back and place your basking bulb in front of it?
No doesn’t fit the uvb is quite wide as is the basking lamp housing. I also have the infrared heat projector for at night. I’ll try a ton of heavy duty command strips or wire as I may have write lying around.
I was able to install inside with wire I paced it to the back slightly to the right so as to not be directly under basking light. Have heat projector center and a bit to left.
Swap places w/ the projector I am am afraid the basking light is going to melt the UVB -- please move it-- or move it more out of the way towards the center --
The heat projector is only on at night. I had the uvb in the center but then it was directly under the actual bulb of the basking lamp which is hotter. This pics an inside view so you’d and see where it overlaps. Best I can do is move the uvb further to the cool area on the right, but she never spends time in that area. Or I move uvb all the way to the front but then it wouldn’t be near enough to basking area and would have to figure how to get power cord secured.
Yeah I checked it and it’s fine so far. That’s the whole tank, 40 gallon. The fixture for basking light is 8.5, May get a smaller one when I can afford it.
Make sure you check wattage in the dome
