Ok, so call me a *****, but I'm having trouble coming up with a practical way to install my UVB strip light inside my beardie's cage the fixture is the desert slimline 50. I plan on upgrading tanks to a 40 in a few months but here isy setup for now. 29 gallon aquarium, wire top, heat lamp, 18" desert 50 fixture on top of screen. I fail to see a practical way to install this undery screen top. How would I attach it? Thanks
Inside Tank UVB Mounting Help Please
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The slimline fixture (at least the one I have) has two holes in the back. If you put some command hooks (the metal ones with sticky part on back) on the back wall of the tank you can set the hooks into the holes and it will shine downward over the basking area.
I got the wire hook set at Target. They are able to hold the fixture but are rated at only .5lb each (so 1lb for two) and the fixture with bulb is about a pound and a half so it's not ideal but they definitely fit the fixture. The small plastic hooks are rated at 1lb each so that's enough but I'm not sure if they're too thick to fit in the holes on the back. Pretty cheap at a local target/walmart/home depot etc so it's worth a shot. Here's an online link to what I'm talking about http://www.homedepot.com/p/Command-1-lb-2-1-4-in-White-Small-Plastic-Hooks-17002ES/100353651
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