The most important thing whilst adding a MVB fixture to a vivarium is safety; you need the fixture to be secure so it won't fall on your beardie, you need it to be the minimum required distance from your beardie (12"), and you need it to be in a fixture that can stand extreme temperatures, and that is far enough away from the sides of the enclosure to avoid fire hazards.
Before:
After:
With zero prior experience in the field of putting things together and wiring, I built this in a couple of hours last night. Budo spent the whole time fast asleep on my bed.
(This is my first DIY, I'm really sorry if I'm not the greatest with the terminology and everything. The pictures are probably a lot more helpful than the words. If you get confused, ask and I will do my best to clarify.)
1. Remove everything from the viv. Drill two holes through the top of the viv based on the size fixture you're using, and insert bolts. I put washes on the ends so that they don't slip through.
(Top view of viv. The fixture isn't secured in, it's just to judge how far apart to drill the holes.)
2. Thread a wire through a hole in the viv (or any opening), then through the fixture.
I also put this on the fixture to tighten around the wire so that it doesn't get tugged and expose the live wire.
3. Screw wires into the ceramic part of the fixture.
4. Screw the parts together.
5. Bolt the fixture into the ceiling. Make sure it's super secure!!
Voila!
Before:
After:
With zero prior experience in the field of putting things together and wiring, I built this in a couple of hours last night. Budo spent the whole time fast asleep on my bed.
(This is my first DIY, I'm really sorry if I'm not the greatest with the terminology and everything. The pictures are probably a lot more helpful than the words. If you get confused, ask and I will do my best to clarify.)
1. Remove everything from the viv. Drill two holes through the top of the viv based on the size fixture you're using, and insert bolts. I put washes on the ends so that they don't slip through.
(Top view of viv. The fixture isn't secured in, it's just to judge how far apart to drill the holes.)
2. Thread a wire through a hole in the viv (or any opening), then through the fixture.
I also put this on the fixture to tighten around the wire so that it doesn't get tugged and expose the live wire.
3. Screw wires into the ceramic part of the fixture.
4. Screw the parts together.
5. Bolt the fixture into the ceiling. Make sure it's super secure!!
Voila!