I have had my beardie for a day. He has a t8 10.0 desert zilla bulb mounted inside with the plastic taken off that's at most 9 inches from his main basking area. He has a "90watt" (but actually 72 watt) Philip Par38 Halogen for the basking spot. All the temps are good but I'm worried that A. the zilla sucks and B. that the halogen is too yellow and not bright white enough.
if I get a T5HO today, can I put it on the top of his metal lid? I'm worried it'll suddenly be less effective than the zilla for some reason. And should I add a third light to make the enclosure brighter? It's a 30 gallon. OR i could use my backup lucky herp t8 10.0 if it's any better?? The zilla came with the fixture.
I'm so scared to mess his eyes up or something if he lacks bright light, although I know the philip halogens are common. Any advice would be appreciated! I wanna get it figured out ASAP.
if I get a T5HO today, can I put it on the top of his metal lid? I'm worried it'll suddenly be less effective than the zilla for some reason. And should I add a third light to make the enclosure brighter? It's a 30 gallon. OR i could use my backup lucky herp t8 10.0 if it's any better?? The zilla came with the fixture.
I'm so scared to mess his eyes up or something if he lacks bright light, although I know the philip halogens are common. Any advice would be appreciated! I wanna get it figured out ASAP.