can you recommend a lighting and heat source

Laura Mac · 13-09-2013, 07:39 AM

Hi all

I am sorry to say I have been let down by arcadia basking lamp and I am now looking for a different product. Can I point put that customer service in arcadia is brilliant however I no longer have faith in the product and I am looking to seek an alternative to tge 100 w basking d3 bulb that I have previously had.

Petey is in a tortoise table.

Please recommend a product as I need to get this sorted for him asap.

Suze65 · 13-09-2013, 08:21 AM

I use a separate uv tube and basking light. For the basking light I use an ordinary household halogen 70w bulb in a spot light holder, and a uv strip bulb, I do use Arcadia , they are a good product, so don't be put off. Got mine from Northampton reptile centre. I find using separate uv strip floods the table with more light and the warm end temps are easier to control.

Laura Mac · 13-09-2013, 08:28 AM

I know they are a good product just disappointed just now. Bulb blew got a replacement sent and this blew within a minute.

I think I will go for the uv tube actually. How do you fix it to your table and where? Thats the problem I have imagining it

Suze65 · 13-09-2013, 08:59 AM

Because I have indoor rabbit cages, I hang the tube from the cage top, just using small bulldog clips , I clip the cables to the wire cage, but if you have a wooden table, you will need a cross bar of some sort to hang it from. My spot light is a clip on, and I clip it to the sides of the cage , on the inside, got those on Amazon. Hope this helps. I find using two separate bulbs is a good system.

Suze65 · 13-09-2013, 09:05 AM

Hope this is clear

emma_mcraf · 13-09-2013, 09:08 AM

I also use a UV tube. I use Arcadia D3 12% tubes http://www.onlinereptileshop.co.uk/r....04kaASuU.dpbs

and you need a controller unit for it to fix into.
http://www.onlinereptileshop.co.uk/r....f0sb0BwW.dpbs

You attach it to the side of your table or some people have adapted their tables so the tube is suspended above.

Best to get a reflector too.
http://www.onlinereptileshop.co.uk/r....N5p68doA.dpbs

I use a normal heat bulb for the basking light and have it in a ceramic lamp.
Hope that helps.

Andy Robertson · 13-09-2013, 09:32 AM

You can also buy the T5 slimline canopy lights as well, these ones only have one cable and the controller is built in.
I also have a couple of the Arcadia D3+ T5 canopy flood lights with separate 75w halogen spot lights. So far these look to be very good as well with a wide area of Uv coming from the flood.
Hope this helps
Andy

Laura Mac · 13-09-2013, 07:47 PM

Brilliant thanks everyone.

Laura Mac · 13-09-2013, 08:11 PM

Would I be able to out this on the side of his table or is this too close to him? I know for heat it has to be a certain height above his shell but I dont know about this?

Merlin M · 13-09-2013, 08:18 PM

How high are the sides?

13-09-2013, 07:39 AM	#1
Laura Mac Member Hatched Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Glasgow Posts: 298	can you recommend a lighting and heat source Hi all I am sorry to say I have been let down by arcadia basking lamp and I am now looking for a different product. Can I point put that customer service in arcadia is brilliant however I no longer have faith in the product and I am looking to seek an alternative to tge 100 w basking d3 bulb that I have previously had. Petey is in a tortoise table. Please recommend a product as I need to get this sorted for him asap. __________________ Laura and Petey

13-09-2013, 08:21 AM	#2
Suze65 Senior Member Adult Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 6,769	I use a separate uv tube and basking light. For the basking light I use an ordinary household halogen 70w bulb in a spot light holder, and a uv strip bulb, I do use Arcadia , they are a good product, so don't be put off. Got mine from Northampton reptile centre. I find using separate uv strip floods the table with more light and the warm end temps are easier to control. __________________ Suze. 3 THB, Sammy, Jemima, & Phoebe 7 Marginated, Tabitha, Ptolome, Tatiana, Noah,Lottey, Lulu & Poppy 1 TGG (Emma) RIP Feb 2012

13-09-2013, 08:28 AM	#3
Laura Mac Member Hatched Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Glasgow Posts: 298	I know they are a good product just disappointed just now. Bulb blew got a replacement sent and this blew within a minute. I think I will go for the uv tube actually. How do you fix it to your table and where? Thats the problem I have imagining it __________________ Laura and Petey

13-09-2013, 08:59 AM	#4
Suze65 Senior Member Adult Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 6,769	Because I have indoor rabbit cages, I hang the tube from the cage top, just using small bulldog clips , I clip the cables to the wire cage, but if you have a wooden table, you will need a cross bar of some sort to hang it from. My spot light is a clip on, and I clip it to the sides of the cage , on the inside, got those on Amazon. Hope this helps. I find using two separate bulbs is a good system. __________________ Suze. 3 THB, Sammy, Jemima, & Phoebe 7 Marginated, Tabitha, Ptolome, Tatiana, Noah,Lottey, Lulu & Poppy 1 TGG (Emma) RIP Feb 2012

13-09-2013, 09:05 AM	#5
Suze65 Senior Member Adult Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 6,769	Hope this is clear __________________ Suze. 3 THB, Sammy, Jemima, & Phoebe 7 Marginated, Tabitha, Ptolome, Tatiana, Noah,Lottey, Lulu & Poppy 1 TGG (Emma) RIP Feb 2012

13-09-2013, 09:08 AM	#6
emma_mcraf Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 11,365	I also use a UV tube. I use Arcadia D3 12% tubes http://www.onlinereptileshop.co.uk/r....04kaASuU.dpbs and you need a controller unit for it to fix into. http://www.onlinereptileshop.co.uk/r....f0sb0BwW.dpbs You attach it to the side of your table or some people have adapted their tables so the tube is suspended above. Best to get a reflector too. http://www.onlinereptileshop.co.uk/r....N5p68doA.dpbs I use a normal heat bulb for the basking light and have it in a ceramic lamp. Hope that helps. __________________ Emma Testudo Hermanni 5.12.2:Theo, Tamara, Tabitha, Harriet, Isabelle, Clara, Oscar, Hugo, Oliver, Florence, Arabella, Esmé, Aurelia, Felicia, Claudia, Atticus, Celestia, Amaris, Tristan and Clementine Budgies: Jasper, Ivo, Otis, Henry, Louie and Luca Doggies: 1.1.0 Chester and Lottie

13-09-2013, 09:32 AM	#7
Andy Robertson Member Hatched Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Aberdeen Posts: 339	You can also buy the T5 slimline canopy lights as well, these ones only have one cable and the controller is built in. I also have a couple of the Arcadia D3+ T5 canopy flood lights with separate 75w halogen spot lights. So far these look to be very good as well with a wide area of Uv coming from the flood. Hope this helps Andy

13-09-2013, 07:47 PM	#8
Laura Mac Member Hatched Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Glasgow Posts: 298	Brilliant thanks everyone. __________________ Laura and Petey

13-09-2013, 08:11 PM	#9
Laura Mac Member Hatched Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Glasgow Posts: 298	Would I be able to out this on the side of his table or is this too close to him? I know for heat it has to be a certain height above his shell but I dont know about this? __________________ Laura and Petey

13-09-2013, 08:18 PM	#10
Merlin M Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 4,186	How high are the sides? __________________ 1:1:1 Horsfields (Misha, Amber and Teabag) 1:0:0 Dog: Rocco, Rottweiler cross 1 husband (Russ)

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