• True 6500 Kelvin light source 9W
• High light levels at the right wavelengths for powerful plant growth
• Perfect to use increase visible light levels and alongside UVB emitting lamps
• Diffusion angle: 120°
• Compatible with:

- Twin compact lamp unit

- Compact lamp unit

- Ceramic lamp holder

This traditional type of E26 LED unit has been around for a very long time and was popularized by a company that manufactured LEDs for general lighting before tailoring it for hydroponic plant growing. It also made it into the aquatic market in late 2013, appearing in some popular plug and play aquariums. 

The New Dawn compact was the first in the range of Reptile Systems plant growing LEDs to be introduced to the market. With its classic styling it would be easy to confuse with other brands of lower quality and inferior components. Reptile systems New Dawn compacts have been engineered for lush plant growth and feature a multitude of upgraded features for reliability and longevity.

With smaller bioactive and planted enclosures becoming more and more popular, this seemed like the perfect place to enter the market and start improving things.

To light these nano and desktop size terrariums we needed a small and compact LED lamp, we looked through many designs and extrusions before we chose the current models. The idea was to provide a high volume of light at the correct levels for small enclosures, taking into consideration how much light the mesh or screen tops would block. They are designed to be mounted horizontally and can be used with our rotating ceramic holder, twin or single compact lamp unit. This is the perfect solution for mesh topped vivariums.

Having a color temperature of 6500k has been proven to promote the best vegetative growth for most plants used because plant growth is induced by the bluer end of the natural light spectrum. Natural sunlight ranges from 2700 and 7000 Kelvin.

The New Dawn Compact also has a high color rendering index (CRI), showing your plants and inhabitant’s true vibrant colors. This color temperate, coupled with good levels of the light intensity (lux), makes our compacts scientifically proven to be incredibly pleasing to the human eye. 

The highly transmissive protective lens covering the light emitting diodes (LED) serves two important functions and is part of the safety requirements. This firstly is to stop you and your animals being at risk from touching any of the diodes. Secondly it protects the components from being accidentally sprayed with water or receiving any direct mechanical damage. 

Repeatedly, we looked for an extrusion profile for the casing to fit our needs and kept returning to the tried and tested one that has been used by aquarists and plant growers. This off the shelf aluminum extrusion offers high thermal performance, transferring heat and allowing it to dissipate safely and efficiently, greatly extending the life of all the electronic components. In testing, carried out at our facility, it provided the greatest heat dissipation, making our working compacts to be the coolest we have tested.

The E26 end cap allows 320° rotation, which means you can angle the light output where its required in the vivarium. This rotator has always been a weak point with other brands, snapping and leaving you with an expensive, broken unusable light. Reptile Systems have upgraded this, at no extra cost, with a very strong mechanism that cannot be broken with normal use. 

Two compacts are available in the range: 9w and 13w, giving a huge amount of light output for the low wattage, which also means low running costs.

With a beam angle of 120° it covers a large area with high quality light, promoting explosive plant growth in your planted set up. Being safe and reliable, we are so confident in this product that it has a 2 year warranty.

If you have a larger environment or require a different type of premium plant lighting, New Dawn comes in a full range of models and sizes to cover all enclosure types, working with a variety of fittings and fixtures.

Frequently Asked Questions/Common Concerns:

How long does it last?

It should give you approximately 50,000 running hours and is backed by a 2 year warranty

How many lumens is it? 

This is not really a relevant question, but it is 141 lumens per watt, with the newer ones being upgraded to 151 lumens per watt

My lamp doesn’t work!

Please go through the standard checks as these lamps are very reliable:

- check the fuse

- check the connection in the ceramic fitting