BlueMorpho
Juvie Member
Hey there. A friend of mine has offered to build my beardies new enclosures. We've adapted some online designs and come up with our own twists... But I'm stuck on what I should do for the lighting/heating.
The tank dimensions would be 5 feet long, 3 feet tall, and 2 feet deep. I plan on having two spots for 7 inch domes for basking lights and one spot for a 5.5 inch dome for a night time ceramic heater (for winter) one one side, and the original plan was to have two 24 inch UV strips on the other. I want it to be brightly lit, but would two 24" be too much? Should I use one 24 inch and one 18 inch instead? Or should I use a normal fluorescent bulb in the 18" fixture alongside the 24" UV? Would just the 24" be enough, even if I use a darker background down the road?
How do you light your large enclosure?
*note: he's building two separate enclosures... The dimensions and other specs are for each tank.
The tank dimensions would be 5 feet long, 3 feet tall, and 2 feet deep. I plan on having two spots for 7 inch domes for basking lights and one spot for a 5.5 inch dome for a night time ceramic heater (for winter) one one side, and the original plan was to have two 24 inch UV strips on the other. I want it to be brightly lit, but would two 24" be too much? Should I use one 24 inch and one 18 inch instead? Or should I use a normal fluorescent bulb in the 18" fixture alongside the 24" UV? Would just the 24" be enough, even if I use a darker background down the road?
How do you light your large enclosure?
*note: he's building two separate enclosures... The dimensions and other specs are for each tank.
