Terrarium Lighting Options Compared

Posted in Terrarium Construction on May 27th, 2009 by joshsfrogs

There are a lot of different kinds of lights used in the Poison Dart Frog Hobby. All have their pros and cons. AJC talked abut the different types in his podcast here: http://frogroom-podcast.blogspot.com/2006/08/vivarium-lighting.html

AJC summarized his podcast on Frognet by saying:

Quote:
In summary:

Comparison of lumen/watt (very rough):
T5 90
T8 80: 20% of the input energy converted into light
Metal halide 60
CF 50
Mercury vapour 40
LED 25: Modern lamps over 100 but these are very expensive
Halogen 20
Incandescent 15, depending on power (7 for 15W, 20 for 300W):
Typically 5% of the input energy converted into light

So T5′s are brighter than T8′s but they are only slightly more
efficient, mostly because they pack more power into the same tube
length.
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