BeardieSmaug
Hatchling Member
Hello,
My 7 month old is still in his 20 gal. I'm planning on buying his 40 gal tank in the next couple of weeks, but in the mean time, I bought the T5-Ho hood with reptisun 10.0 t5 and its too much for the little 20 gal. I need to mount it, or suspend it around 12" from the basking spot. The t5 fixture has the power cable on the back, so mounting in on the wall with command strips will be hard. I was thinking of using shelf brackets attached to the wall with command strips and mount the fixture on top, maybe a temporary solution until I get the big tank. What do you guys think?
that is not the hood im trying to mount, I bought this upgrade
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AQU8F2O/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
the pic is for reference, my beardie is very young in the pic, must be a few months old.
And I want to put it in use but the 20 gal is too small. Any ideas on how to mount it/suspend it above the tank? The hood is for mesh lids, which I don't have, but even if I had it, its too close to the basking spot, and gets the tank way too hot.
Should I keep using the T8 fixture I have until I get the 40 gal tank and then use the T5?
Or any ideas on how to mount the new fixture 12" above the basking spot?
My 7 month old is still in his 20 gal. I'm planning on buying his 40 gal tank in the next couple of weeks, but in the mean time, I bought the T5-Ho hood with reptisun 10.0 t5 and its too much for the little 20 gal. I need to mount it, or suspend it around 12" from the basking spot. The t5 fixture has the power cable on the back, so mounting in on the wall with command strips will be hard. I was thinking of using shelf brackets attached to the wall with command strips and mount the fixture on top, maybe a temporary solution until I get the big tank. What do you guys think?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AQU8F2O/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
the pic is for reference, my beardie is very young in the pic, must be a few months old.
And I want to put it in use but the 20 gal is too small. Any ideas on how to mount it/suspend it above the tank? The hood is for mesh lids, which I don't have, but even if I had it, its too close to the basking spot, and gets the tank way too hot.
Should I keep using the T8 fixture I have until I get the 40 gal tank and then use the T5?
Or any ideas on how to mount the new fixture 12" above the basking spot?