Search results

Yeah something's not lining up. According to the UV meter, 10" would give me about the same I'm getting now, and to get up to 4.0, I'd have to have the thing sitting 5 1/2" above him. That can't be right. I mean, I can lower it quite a bit but it doesn't seem like it should need to be that much.

Solar meter. This guy here...

Ok. I'll see about lowering the height. Thanks.

The UVB is a little under 12" from the tank floor. Got a UV meter, measuring about 2.2 across most of the length of his tank.

So I upgraded his tank with a much better UVB (22" Zoo Med ReptiSun 10.0 UVB T5 HO) and he did seem to perk up a bit for a few days, but it doesn't seem to have lasted. Unfortunately his energy day to day still seems to be very low, especially for this time of year. Normally he's bobbing and...

Awesome. I used to have a better hood on his previous tank before he outgrew it. Anyway... yeah that makes sense. Thanks. I'll get on it.

I've got one of those 6W Zilla tropical mini compact fluorescent UVB bulbs in place in his basking area. Used to have a larger spread in the lighting fixture directly above his hammock but he hasn't wanted to spend much time up there. He just sits in the basking spot then moves off to one side...

Hello all, This is my first post here though I've been reading the forums for the last couple years. I've found a lot of great information and I'm really glad this community is here. So my beardie, Bowser, is a little over five years old. He's never been excessively energetic, and check-ins...