Hi All!
I’m a new beardie owner, and have had our little guy, Franklin, for two days now. We currently have the lighting set up that comes with the 40-gal ZooMed “starter” package. Basically it’s a dual lamp (a coil UVB, which I now realize is junk, and a 100watt basking bulb, which I’ve upgraded to 150watts). I also was advised to get a night time red lamp, which I’m now quite concerned about.
My first question regards the UVB lamp. I’m ready to purchase the Arcadia 12% situation, as recommended by CooperDragon (http://www.lightyourreptiles.com/22-t-5-ho-fixture-high-output-with-arcadia-d3-12-ho-bulb/).
I’m just concerned about proximity to the highest basking point in our beardies tank. If the Arcadia lamp + fixture sits on top of the screen, it will likely only by 6-8 inches from where our dragon likes to bask. Would this be too close? I’m not sure how we would get it higher to the suggested 10-12 inches...
Anyone have any thoughts??
Thanks so much for helping me out!!
I’m a new beardie owner, and have had our little guy, Franklin, for two days now. We currently have the lighting set up that comes with the 40-gal ZooMed “starter” package. Basically it’s a dual lamp (a coil UVB, which I now realize is junk, and a 100watt basking bulb, which I’ve upgraded to 150watts). I also was advised to get a night time red lamp, which I’m now quite concerned about.
My first question regards the UVB lamp. I’m ready to purchase the Arcadia 12% situation, as recommended by CooperDragon (http://www.lightyourreptiles.com/22-t-5-ho-fixture-high-output-with-arcadia-d3-12-ho-bulb/).
I’m just concerned about proximity to the highest basking point in our beardies tank. If the Arcadia lamp + fixture sits on top of the screen, it will likely only by 6-8 inches from where our dragon likes to bask. Would this be too close? I’m not sure how we would get it higher to the suggested 10-12 inches...
Anyone have any thoughts??
Thanks so much for helping me out!!