correct lighting for red eyes and tank

[Calebrez]

Ok heres the downlow. I just got 2 red eyes yesterday and for lighting in my tank i just bought a 2ft T5 lighting unit at Home Depot. My main concern is should i get the reptiglow bulbs for the lighting unit or should i keep the standard bulbs. I dont want my red eyes to get burnt from the light because it to bright and i want the correct lighting for my plants also. I have read around on this subject and i have found no difinitive answer. any help would be awesome!

[brp4e.]

Whats the size of the tank? Your red eyes shouldn't get burnt from the light, as long as you have some good plant coverage you're good, lots of people keep dart frogs with T5 lighting and they are more sensitive then red eyes are. The T5 lighting is fine for them, just remember to dust and gutload what ever you are feeding them.

[beckdg]

no need for uvb... you're ok with what you got except maybe you can find better plant lights, 6500k should do you well.

[Calebrez]

ok i was mainly concerned about if it would be ok for the frogs lol thanks!

[beckdg]

you're good to go then.

[Lex]

Pardon my ignorance guys, what's a t5 light vs uvb?

[beckdg]

uva... somewhat beneficial to most all living things and provided in small amounts by any full spectrum bulb.
uvb... beneficial to sun loving, diurnal animals for the most part but is harmful in too large of amounts.
uvc... is a sterilizing light that can either kill off or sterilize any living thing so it can't reproduce, often damages skin, eyes, etc. but is useful when utilized correctly for sterilization purposes

uv in general can't pass through glass but can pass through quartz and some specially manufactured glass and glass substitutes.

the letter t refers to the thickness of a flourescent bulb. 1 "t" = 1/8". for example:
t2=1/4" thick
t3=3/8"
t4=1/2"
t5=5/8"
t8=1"
t12=1.5"

t12 and t8 are sometimes referred to as shop lights.

i have seen uv bulbs in at least t3, t5 and t8 so both a t value and a uv value can be utilized on the same bulb if said bulb were to emit any uv.

[Lex]

Thanks for the info, nice to be part of a forum that provides proper feedback.

[beckdg]

we try.

thank you.

[nano-technology]

First post, quick question to add to that... i was a nano-reefer and used 50/50 10,000k bulbs(i have a good supply). Would those be too much for Darts and Red Eyes?