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Agreed. That is too much light and too much heat. If you are going to go with PC over T5, typically a single U-tube bulb over your viv should be plenty. Personally, I like to use a pair of T5s with good reflectors. Now if your application requires bulbs less than 2 feet long, I may step up to PC but watch your heat.
 

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I've bought those lights listed on EBay for my freshwater aquariums. They are usually one of a couple of different generic brands available, although they don't give you the brand names. I find them to be a very good and reliable substitute for the the much more expensive brands sold at pet stores. I haven't used them with frogs, but as far as quality is concerned you'll be pleased.

You've shown an ad for the compact fluorescent (CF) reef bulbs, but I would recommend that you purchase the freshwater T5 HO bulbs. The freshwater bulbs are 6500K (daylight) rather than a combination of 10,000K and actinic bulbs. The T5 HO bulbs also put out a lot less heat than CF, but provide a nice bright light for less watts used. I've recently replaced my old CF fixture with the T5 HO and I'm pleased with it.

Here's a link for the light I bought from the seller it bought it from.

48" 216W T5 4x54 6500K Fluorescent Aquarium Light LED Lamp Hood Freshwater Plant | eBay
Do you run 4 T5s like the link shows, or do you just run two? I get very nice results running just two T5s as a four foot fixture, covering 4 vivs.
 
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