Cheap UVB Holder Idea

[PastelBeardie]

I was told to ditch the screen because it blocks UVB, and happened to have these brackets in the house. They're sold for hanging curtains and cost about $2.00. The U shaped part fits snugly over the side of the tank, and the screw and slide can be adjusted and tightened to wherever you need it. I pushed down on it, and it seems to be pretty secure.

It looks like this when it's attached.

This solved the problem of using a 24" aquarium bulb holder on a 36" long tank. I just thought I'd share this idea.

 

[jducky18]

Ingenious!

 

[jlo0001]

am i looking at this wrong? or did you mount the UVB bulb outside the glass?

 

[PastelBeardie]

It's inside. That's shelf liner at the bottom of the viv.

 

[snazzyglasses]

Awesome idea!
I'm currently using snipped/bent coat hangers to hang the UVB inside my big guy's viv because I didn't want to pay 8.50 apiece + shipping for expensive hanging brackets and it looks, well, quite ghetto lol. :?
I'll definitely creep around the curtain section next time I'm somewhere like Target or Bed Bath & Beyond! Thanks!

 

[Buckmaster299]

ghetto or not you my friend have the cheapest idea ever i bet. lol. as long as it is functional what does it matter about appearance?

 

[c4chaos]

I used heavy duty velcro to hang my uvb fixture.

 

[czuber]

+1 on Velcro. Go to the sewing section at Walmart and get the Wide Industrial strength Velcro. I also used it to mount my multi strip to the back of my Tank to keep things nice and neat

 

[PastelBeardie]

No, velcro would not work. I'm talking about mounting an aquarium fixture. Either the on/off button behind it or the electrical cord will get in the way if you try that, and I don't want to remove the on/off button, and obviously won't remove the cord. The light has to shine into the viv, not off in another direction. This was posted as a tip for others who have a fixture like it.

In addition, I put a gauge held with velcro in a viv once, and as it aged the corner of the velcro started coming off just a bit behind the gauge, but I didn't see it. The poor gecko got stuck to the velcro glue, and I had a hard time getting her free of it. She came close to losing a few toes. I won't put that stuff in a viv again.

 

[c4chaos]

Do what works for you.
I went with what worked with my budget.