beardielovah11103":ed6e6 said:
It's beautiful! i'm planning on having my uncle help me built one just because most of the ones i've seen online or in the pet stores just aren't appealing to me. Just curious though, with buying the new fixture for the inside of the tank (like u have done) do i need to use a different bulb? or can i keep the same basking light there as long as it dosent exceed the wattage that the fixture can hold? and is it mandatory that i tile and grout the bottom of the tank? really anything u can tell me would be helpful because i want to do this right. thanks!
Thanks for the kind words, the lights are just normal spot lights, i went with the 40 watt bulb so that i could obtain the proper temps for the dragons, 75 and 50 wattb ulbs were too hott. The long bulb is a special bulb...Its a
UVB bulb, the best type to use for this type of bulb for this is the repti-SUN (not GLO) 10.0.
The tile is not a must, im still using news paper on the floor of my VIV's cause i havent gotten around to getting the tile. But i wouldnt grout the tile in place at all. Leave it loose so its easier to clean when your Dragon poops.
Good luck and let me know if theres anyt hing else i can help you with