Lighting question

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So all of my other terrariums are really small or prefab this was my first attempt at a build of my own. I am having some trouble finding a good temp. As seen in the one pic I have 2 of each bulb and a couple lower wattage. Currently with the 4 shown hotside is almost 100 f at the floor I ran with 1 heat dual UVB and got 85 f at the floor. The UVB I got didn't have a reflector so I put some tin foil there to reflect more UVB down. Just wondering if I am on the right track.
 

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You might need to upgrade to a T5 UVB tube rather than using that T8, especially without a good reflector. Even with a polished reflector, a T8 is not very effective beyond about 20cm. A good T5 bulb will be optimal at around 30cm in most cases.

As far as the basking light goes, I'm not a fan of that series because it uses a neodymium coating which filters some wavelengths of light (visible yellow I believe) which could make things look distorted to a dragon. I suggest using a bulb that doesn't have neodymium coating on it. I've found halogen bulbs to work quite well.
 
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