Bianca675":1daje4ut said:So much info but so helpful! I got him a uvb light that is 50 uvb and t8 becuase that's all the had at the pet store. <<<< a 50 uvb t8 is equiv (?) to a 5% t8, you will need to mount this UNDER THE LID .
infact I'd suggest attaching it to the back wall hanging under some brackets
not perfect but something like this will be OK to hang the t8 fitting from the tank's back wall UNDER the lid
- found this that will do the job very quick and easily
https://www.bunnings.com.au/ltw-over-the-door-ironing-hanger_p4511817,
the t8 tube needs be over the centerline of the tank and as close as possible at one end to the basking spot.)
until you can get hold of a 10% or even a 14% UVB t8 tube (Arcadia have t8 and t5 tubes up 14% UVB rating (the higher the rating the better IMO)
Very important he be able to be inside 4 inches from the 5% tube if there is no reflector behind it see http://www.uvguide.co.uk/fluorescenttubemeshtests.htm
and inside 8 inches from a tube with a reflector behind it.
It's a worry that it's a Zilla brand uv tube, they have quite a poor reputation and from my reading of reports it's due to their poor spectral output and poor quality of manufacture ....
DO NOT MOUNT THE T8 tube ontop of your mesh lid , she will get bugger all UVA and UVB from that distance from a 5% T8 tube with or without a reflector.
Looks like the compact UVB bulb is in a nanohood sitting ontop of mesh top .... am I correct ? The mesh will be blocking a lot of the UVA and UVB created by the compact (not good - I really wish pet shops would stop selling fish tanks as lizard tanks and putting mesh tops ontop of them...they are a hopeless design for a lizard tank).
Don't throw them out (the nanohood thing), and only ditch the compact if it is a shop brand Chinese clone and /or it's rated less than 10%UVB and /or it's over 5 months old.
You could try replacing the old compact UVB globe with a EXOTERRA 26W UVB200 and moving the nanohood to under the lid and suspending it using hangers like I've shown above so it's about 8 inches from her basking spot. I know that distance works with 26W UVB200s in a nanohood for beardies because that is exactly what I do in my rearing tubs.
A set of these digital thermometers
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/4x-LCD-Digital-Temperature-Thermometer-Fridge-Freezer-Aquarium-Fish-Tank-Reptile-/391259141696?hash=item5b18dcb640:g
will do a good job at giving you the tank temperatures at a few strategic spots ( basking spot , warm zone, cool zone , under hide) . VERY IMPORTANT TO GET THE TEMPERATURES AND UVB EXPECIALLY RIGHT.
if the dome is where you place you basking globe , it will likely be OK -- PROVIDING IT HAS A CERAMIC HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT SOCKET BUILT IN - they GET VERY HOT,
Need to have a means to measure the temperature at the basking spot (accurately) ,then you tweek basking light wattages to get a nice warm basking spot and good thermal gradient in your tank.
It's like a long light. Should I put that over the whole top or only in a corner. And if that isn't a good light should I buy a new one. Also the basking light my brother had a 75 watt one on him and I'm going to put up some pics of the dome he has it in. Please tell me if I need to get a new bulb and dome! Also about the feeding I feed him a he only moves around to watch the crickets. My brother was feeding him once a day but I'm definitely going to kick it up to three. Btw should one of this three meals a day also be veggies. Becuase I read that that's good for them. And about the vet. I'm gonna defiantly do some research to find an exotic vet around me. I hope I can find one!
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