The t8s are meant to be inside the enclosure and the t5 is meant to be ontop of a mesh screen because their stronger so If you have a t5 5.0 and its mounted in the tank and not on screen you should be just fine as 10.0 t5 would be too much if not covered by a screen
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The t8s are meant to be inside the enclosure and the t5 is meant to be ontop of a mesh screen because their stronger so If you have a t5 5.0 and its mounted in the tank and not on screen you should be just fine as 10.0 t5 would be too much if not covered by a screen
Oh. Okay. So I accidentally...
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My lil guy Gratch is a youngin, only 8.5 inches, in a 50 gallon glass terrarium with a steel mesh hinged lid. Not fine mesh.
My UVB arrangement is a 24" sunblaster lamp with reflectors, hung centered inside from the mesh lid, about 8" from the top of his basking...