Adding LED light...not too technical please!

[Sue E.]

I would like to make my tank brighter since the cool side gets very dark. I am super happy with the heat lamp and uvb and basking spot on the warm side but when he moves over to cool off, its too dark on that side and he gets sleepy. Im not talking about the Arcadia Lumenize...the uvb part is perfect now and I dont want to mess with it. Just something to brighten up the tank a little overall without adding more/different heat or uvb. What could I get size wise and bulb wise and where should I put it? I dont have a front opening tank yet..access is from the right side and the left side is where my lights are. Is over the screen ok? And can I easily remove it when I need to get in there to give him food, water etc?

 

[xp29]

I would like to make my tank brighter since the cool side gets very dark. I am super happy with the heat lamp and uvb and basking spot on the warm side but when he moves over to cool off, its too dark on that side and he gets sleepy. Im not talking about the Arcadia Lumenize...the uvb part is perfect now and I dont want to mess with it. Just something to brighten up the tank a little overall without adding more/different heat or uvb. What could I get size wise and bulb wise and where should I put it? I dont have a front opening tank yet..access is from the right side and the left side is where my lights are. Is over the screen ok? And can I easily remove it when I need to get in there to give him food, water etc?

I would just get an l.e.d. that screws in like and old fashioned light bulb. The l.e d. Shouldn't produce much heat. So it shouldn't jess with your temperature gradient.

 

[Sue E.]

I would just get an l.e.d. that screws in like and old fashioned light bulb. The l.e d. Shouldn't produce much heat. So it shouldn't jess with your temperature gradient.

Thanks!

 

[Chris.]

Nice to hear you are working on this. Brightness is so often overlooked but it is very important for them and has great impact on their activity levels.
And looks nicer to us as well

Here are some ideas how I solved this. Luis litterally just got a LED bulb on the top, which does the job but looks...medium nice.
Lilly has a strip with some 90° bends, that's what I'd do on a new build.
Make sure they are a daylight white bulb (6500k):

PS: good luck spotting the two, they are in the pics somewhere

 

[Sue E.]

Nice to hear you are working on this. Brightness is so often overlooked but it is very important for them and has great impact on their activity levels.
And looks nicer to us as well

Here are some ideas how I solved this. Luis litterally just got a LED bulb on the top, which does the job but looks...medium nice.
Lilly has a strip with some 90° bends, that's what I'd do on a new build.
Make sure they are a daylight white bulb (6500k):
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PS: good luck spotting the two, they are in the pics somewhere

I love your setup!

 

[xp29]

Nice to hear you are working on this. Brightness is so often overlooked but it is very important for them and has great impact on their activity levels.
And looks nicer to us as well

Here are some ideas how I solved this. Luis litterally just got a LED bulb on the top, which does the job but looks...medium nice.
Lilly has a strip with some 90° bends, that's what I'd do on a new build.
Make sure they are a daylight white bulb (6500k):
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View attachment 96701

PS: good luck spotting the two, they are in the pics somewhere

HA HA HA I found Lius pretty quickly. Lily I had to make the picture full screen, zoom in and search for her.

 

[Chris.]

I love your setup!

Thank you, I had the first one redone a couple of times until I was happy but I learned a lot from that.
Let us know what you came up with for your enclosure!

 

[Chris.]

HA HA HA I found Lius pretty quickly. Lily I had to make the picture full screen, zoom in and search for her.

Yeah Luis doesn't hide from anything ever bur Lilly will sometimes take a backseat and just watch carefully

 

[xp29]

Yeah Luis doesn't hide from anything ever bur Lilly will sometimes take a backseat and just watch carefully

She is carefully making her plans lol