Ben10dragon
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Hi, I'm new here, this is my first post. I've been making a foam rock background verrry sllloooowly for my beardie Ben10 for the past 6 months so I could get him into a bigger enclosure. Apparently I took too long because he passed away last week. He was pretty old (12ish) and it wasn't exactly unexpected but sad none the less.
Anyway, I am still going to finish the foam rock background as we will be getting a new baby beardie soon that will eventually go in this bigger tank (it's L6ft x W18in x H~24in) . I've been working on grouting and have a few layers done so I put it back in the tank to check the fit and realized I may not have left myself enough room to install a UVB fixture.
If this picture worked you can see I made the basking spot pretty high up and it is only 8 inches from the mesh top. I don't think I can safely mount a tube light fixture in the 2 3/4 inches of glass showing between the top of the foam rock and the lid. Can I? I had originally planned on setting a fixture above the lid but after reading here I learned that isn't usually ideal.
What do you think my best option would be for the UVB bulb/fixture/placement?
Thanks!
Anyway, I am still going to finish the foam rock background as we will be getting a new baby beardie soon that will eventually go in this bigger tank (it's L6ft x W18in x H~24in) . I've been working on grouting and have a few layers done so I put it back in the tank to check the fit and realized I may not have left myself enough room to install a UVB fixture.
What do you think my best option would be for the UVB bulb/fixture/placement?
Thanks!