Zen Habitat 240 Gallon

I was wondering if anyone on here has any experience with a tank this size (4x2x4)? I currently have my dragon in a 120 gallon Zen habitats enclosure and I like to spoil him so I’m contemplating upgrading to the bigger tank. I have a few questions though when it comes to a tank this large.

-How would I adequately heat a tank that large? I’m thinking I could just add higher basking spots but they’d need to be almost three feet tall for the temperature to reach over 100.

-If I have him in an enclosure that is 4ft tall would I need to be worried about him potentially falling off something and hurting himself?

-Is a 240 gallon tank just too large for a bearded dragon? I also realize the UVB isn’t going to extend much past the first 12in of the tank so that’s a potential problem as well.

240g isn't too big for a dragon, but IMO 4 feet tall is too much for a dragon. It's not so much the gallons, it's the dimensions.

While dragons do benefit to a degree the ability to climb, they benefit more so from extra floor space. IMO, 2 feet is quite tall already, and provides them plenty of vertical space to climb. If you want to upgrade, I'd upgrade length + width, not height.

Just my opinion of course. There are a few on here I believe who have 4 foot tall enclosures.

-Brandon

Dragons need more floor space that height--- you would need to redo your lighting like getting a longer fixture like a 36" -- you could put shelving in the tank so hes climbing on the shelving instead of decor pieces and yes 4 ft tall is too tall for basking pieces -- to be honest I would leave him in the 120 gallon tank -- but that is up to you --
Karrie

That’s probably a good idea to look into a deeper or longer tank rather than a higher one. I just want him to have a good amount of space.

He does currently have a T5 10.0 that’s 36in and is mounted inside but with a much higher tank he’d have to climb a lot more to get into it’s effective range. Currently he basks around 12 inches from the UVB but can get to a point that is around 5 inches from it. He doesn’t spend much time there though.

If you go with the 240 I would get a t5 14% dragon bulb from arcadia. It’s basically a 12% t5 just stronger they are better long range and then you won’t have to get such high decor or build shelves and stuff