Exo Terra Repti-Glo 2.0 Compact Fluorescent Full Spectrum Terrarium Lamp

This bulb is great for planted tanks with reptiles/amphibians that require low amounts of UVB. I have a planted, 70 gallon tall tank that houses 3 female Red Eye Treefrogs. The light does wonders for the plants I have in there and the frogs have been doing well with the light it gives off. My only concern is that since it's a planted tank with frogs my tank has a decent amount of humidity in it (around 60-70%). I can only assume that the humidity may be causing the bulb to go out quicker or my past two bulbs were bad? Anyway, I'm giving it another shot to see if the bulb will last longer and if it does then I'll keep getting them, but if not, then I'll try something different. Overall, the bulb does what it's supposed to, but I would be careful using it with tanks with high humidity.

*More info. about the bulb since I bought it*

The bulb just went out on me after about 5 1/2 months. I can't really say that it lasted much longer than the last two. For the amount of money spent on this bulb, and the other two, it would have been cheaper to get another fluorescent single bulb hood and a ZooMed 2.0 bulb and the bulb would have lasted longer than the 3 bulbs together. I will give this bulb 2 stars rather than the "generous" 3 stars on my original review.

I purchased this to help out my new tree frogs. They're both juvenile, so the lower UV rating works out great. If you have herps that need light, this is the one to get if you aren't sure what strength to get.

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I purchased this product for my Mississippi Map turtles. This bulb works great but should not be used as the only source of UVB/UVA lighting. This bulb is intended to be used to produce more visual light. Even though it does product some UVB/UVA waves it should be and is designed to be used with the Repti-Glo 5.0 (Tropical) or 10.0 (Desert)to get the maximum and proper exposure to UVB/UVA waves.

As stated the product lasts about 7 months to a year. It all depends on the light cycle you are using. 10 hours a day or less should last about a year. 12+ hours a day I would change every 6-8 months. I have personally pushed it a little bit and have gone over a year with one of these bulbs and it was still putting out a little bit of UVB (this is not recommended). Remember just because the bulb is putting out visual light does not mean that it is putting out the proper waves of UVB/UVA.

My personal setup includes a total of four Repti-Glo compact bulbs. Two of them are the Repti-Glo 2.0 and two are the Repti-Glo 5.0. The 2.0 is a bright white light while the 5.0 puts out a yellow/white tint and I would recommend getting a combination of both. That way you can light up the tank for viewing and get the proper UVB/UVA Waves.

I have never had any issues with these bulbs and recommend them to anyone with reptiles.

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Pay attention to the charts with lumens/luminous flux in the description. The 2.0 blub is over 1400 lumens. That's brighter than a 100 Watt Reveal bulb. I mistakenly just thought the 26-Watt bulb would be fine...

It's crazy bright for my little viv. I'm going to try the 13-Watt bulb and see if it's a little less harsh. I'll update whether or not it's more suitable.

Update: The 13-Watt is still bright, but not to the degree of the 26-Watt. (i.e. There are still shadows and I'm able to look directly into the viv.) I'm going to stick with it and see how Frogette reacts. She appeared to immediately start sunning, so I'm thinking it's good.

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This is a good product but was received broken.

The item was packed at the bottom of the box.

Heavy objects were placed on top this delicate item.

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