Terratlantis Tortum Easyled Universal LED Light - 6 W

Terratlantis Tortum Easyled Universal LED Light - 6 W is a 6 W LED light for the smaller Tortum turtle tanks, on a bracket that clamps to glass up to 6 mm thick.

Key Features

• Made for the Tortum 40 and 55 turtle tanks: Terratlantis's own pairing. This is the LED that the two smaller Tortum tanks are sold without.
• 6 W, 667 lumens: The brand's figures. Enough to light a small tank properly and see the animal, which is what it is for.
• Clamps to glass up to 6 mm thick: Which is what makes it the universal model - it will sit on tanks other than a Tortum, provided the glass is thin enough.
• Bracket turns through 90 degrees: So you can swing the light out of the way to get into the tank rather than unclipping it every time.
• Measures 7.5 x 27 x 11 cm and weighs 0.5 kg: Black, and small enough not to dominate a small tank.

This Is A Light, Not The Turtle's Lighting

• A 6 W LED lets you see into the tank and lights the water. That is all it does, and it does it well.
• It is not a UVB lamp and it is not a basking lamp. An aquatic turtle needs both of those, over the dry area, or it develops metabolic bone disease - a soft, deformed shell that does not come right.
• It is a turtle tank light, not an aquarium light. If you are lighting a planted aquarium, this is not the unit and we will point you at something built for it.
• Tell us your tank size and species and we will list the basking lamp and UVB source that go with it.

Mains Equipment Over An Animal's Enclosure

• Use a socket protected by an RCD, keep the transformer and the plug above and away from any water, and leave a drip loop in the cable so water running down a lead cannot reach the plug.
• Mount it so the animal cannot reach the fitting or the cable. Reptiles climb onto anything warm and chew anything new.
• Switch off at the wall before you put your hands in the enclosure.

Good To Know

• Pairs with the Tortum 40 x 20 x 18 cm and 55 x 30 x 20 cm tanks. The larger Tortum tanks take the 16 W or 22 W Easyled instead, which is a different listing.
• Low voltage at the light itself, with the transformer in the cable. Keep the transformer dry and off the floor behind the tank.
• An LED unit over a turtle tank gets splashed. Check how yours is mounted after the turtle has been in a week - they are more enthusiastic than people expect.