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philcoleman22nd · Level 1 Joined: 16 Nov 2005 Posts: 6

hi was just woundering if any1 could give me sum sugestions of sum types of bulbs for my tank!

dixieee · Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 11:37 am Post subject:

heat bulbs or UV bulbs?

check this http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Care/care.htm#Lighting
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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

philcoleman22nd · Level 1 Joined: 16 Nov 2005 Posts: 6

both! is not a bulb that can do both?

dixieee · Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2005 12:01 pm Post subject:

yep there is that one in the link i posted. it's called the mega-ray
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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

STRAYKINGFISHER · Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 12:50 pm Post subject:

I would be very careful with those combos, they are very fragile and very expensive. Confused

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contact444 · Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 9:01 pm Post subject:

I would suggest a ceramic bulb for heat and a reg UVA/UVB bulb as a seperate source. Ceramic bulbs last alot longer and can be left on all night so that there is always a heat source.
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2 big RES, 1 Flowerhorn Cichlid, 1 Cockatiel. I will alway hold a place in my heart for Daphne, my albino RES.