New vertical vivarium build log with pics

[beckdg]

incandescent?

[jpstod]

Originally Posted by Adventure King

quick question while I'm working. My mother has a 75 watt output grow light that she wants to get rid of. Would this light be okay for frogs? Would the plants grow at a very high rate so I would be pruning every week or so?

Depends on the Plants

Different plants require different amount of lights.

Most Frogs are Nocturnal so they require minimum light

[Adventure King]

flourescent, I think, here's a pic...

[beckdg]

that should be fine. looks like a t8 24" fixture and bulb. should be ~20 watts total. actually that should be a little low on light for your size tank imho. if i'm thinking right your tank should be 12" wide, 18" deep (front to back) and 24" tall when finished. where would you use the light? maybe vertical in front of/off to the side of the tank? just curious as to your thoughts on that...

either way, i'd think 2 or 3 of them would be a good place to start with most viv plants.

[Adventure King]

O.K. I wonder though, would Home Depot have any T-5's in their garden section?

[little98dime]

You can get everything you need to build a custom t5 hood for your tank. You could use 15" tubes and build the hood around that so it is top mounted. I built one for the 55 gallon i am working on and its a beast.

[beckdg]

Originally Posted by little98dime

You can get everything you need to build a custom t5 hood for your tank. You could use 15" tubes and build the hood around that so it is top mounted. I built one for the 55 gallon i am working on and its a beast.

at home depot?

[Adventure King]

I'm sorry to say that, with school starting this week, what little progress there was will be stunted even more. But I'm determined to finish this before winter when already high shipping prices will rocket, I'm thinking by the end of October.

[little98dime]

yep. that light hood I built for my 55 gallon? everything is from home depot except for the two UVB bulbs. T5 bulbs take the same socket as any other bulb. its just how far apart you space the sockets. I used 18" t8's for my hood and was able to put 4 side by side in less than 6 inches. sockets, 4 bulb balast, wood, sheet metal (for reflector), grounded power cord, screws, and a couple 15" daylight bulbs (5000k i know) all from HD. Other bulbs like UVB 10,000k bulbs can be had at pet stores. The 10,000k bulbs are found in the aquarium section.

[Adventure King]

Sweet, I was going over right now and I thought I'd check.