My 7 month old is still in his 20 gal. I'm planning on buying his 40 gal tank in the next couple of weeks, but in the mean time, I bought the T5-Ho hood with reptisun 10.0 t5 and its too much for the little 20 gal. I need to mount it, or suspend it around 12" from the basking spot. The t5 fixture has the power cable on the back, so mounting in on the wall with command strips will be hard. I was thinking of using shelf brackets attached to the wall with command strips and mount the fixture on top, maybe a temporary solution until I get the big tank. What do you guys think?
And I want to put it in use but the 20 gal is too small. Any ideas on how to mount it/suspend it above the tank? The hood is for mesh lids, which I don't have, but even if I had it, its too close to the basking spot, and gets the tank way too hot.
Should I keep using the T8 fixture I have until I get the 40 gal tank and then use the T5?
Or any ideas on how to mount the new fixture 12" above the basking spot?
The 5.0 bulb that comes with that fixture should be OK for a 20g. The output is similar to a T8. When you move to the 40g just swap the bulb out for a 10.0 or an Arcadia 12%. You can just set the fixture on top of the tank and it should be OK with the bulb adjustment.
P.S: Just thought of this, but to any who is reading this worrying about mounting the hood on top of the tank without a mesh lid, I have it secured with command strips. That hood fixture ain't going anywhere.
If I was someone new reading this I would think, wait is he just putting the fixture on top of the cage just like that?
I know you posted this a few months ago, but how did you mount it inside?
Thanks for your help!
BeardieSmaug":2ghq7v35 said:
Okay!
Sounds good thank you again Cooper!
P.S: Just thought of this, but to any who is reading this worrying about mounting the hood on top of the tank without a mesh lid, I have it secured with command strips. That hood fixture ain't going anywhere.
If I was someone new reading this I would think, wait is he just putting the fixture on top of the cage just like that?
I know you posted this a few months ago, but how did you mount it inside?
Thanks for your help!
BeardieSmaug":3vpxmtvg said:
Okay!
Sounds good thank you again Cooper!
P.S: Just thought of this, but to any who is reading this worrying about mounting the hood on top of the tank without a mesh lid, I have it secured with command strips. That hood fixture ain't going anywhere.
If I was someone new reading this I would think, wait is he just putting the fixture on top of the cage just like that?
I know you posted this a few months ago, but how did you mount it inside?
Thanks for your help!
BeardieSmaug":3irlr2xl said:
Okay!
Sounds good thank you again Cooper!
P.S: Just thought of this, but to any who is reading this worrying about mounting the hood on top of the tank without a mesh lid, I have it secured with command strips. That hood fixture ain't going anywhere.
If I was someone new reading this I would think, wait is he just putting the fixture on top of the cage just like that?