Recent content by Turtle_Neil

The ReptiSun 5.0 is fine, just make sure you get the right length for your fitting, the clamp lamp is great, but leave the guard off, but that bulb is a waste of money tbh, just get a normal (not energy saving) household spot bulb for really cheap from your local hardware store? Here we call...

Actually, all UV light cannot pass through glass, and it's transmission is also severely reduced by water, but it is light in general that promotes algal growth in tanks, as if it were only UV then there would be no problem anyway seeing as how fish tanks tend to be glass themselves! The UVB...

Thanks :) How many pellets and how often are you feeding? Do you offer any greens at all?

They need a UVB light and a heat light for the basking area, a tank of around 120G (needs at least 90G of water), and a large external filter rated to twice the actual amount of water in the tank. Does the tank sit in direct sunlight? This could well be the reason for the green water, but...