55 gallon tank and uvb lights

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trickshot

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Long time, no post!

We're building a tank setup for my son to get his first beardie, and I need some help with lighting. We've never had a tank this large before, and I want to get proper lighting set up before we get him his beardie (oh, who am I kidding, this beardie' just as much for me).

What size Reptisun should I get? Seeing as how the tank is about 4 feet long, should we provide several basking spots?

We're going to order our little guy from A1 in late November/early December so that we'll have him for Christmas. He'll be here at least a few weeks to get acclimated before we him to our son for Christmas.
 

KRayne

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The UVB should span at least half the tank. My tank is 4ft long and I have only one heat basking spot and it's right beside my UVB basking spot which is in the centre of the tank. On the cool side I have an energy saver coil bulb for extra visual light, but it doesn't raise the temperature.
Hope this helps :)
 
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