New enclosure Is It Good?

[ProjectGernades]

hey guys i got a tank and a beardie yesterday i want to know if i have a good setup or not so ill post pics!

this one is a overview of everything not only two lamps used one on far right is night lamb. The one in middle is another lamp so it will stay about 85-100 degrees far left is her uva/uvb/heat lamp cost $60

just a picture of her on her basking rock he isnt gaping right now

her whole cage calcium dust everywhere cause shes messy gotta clean! and shes shedding!!

more pics from when i got her

 

[KDK241]

It looks pretty good. I would turn off the lamp in the middle, in such a small tank there should be a heat gradient. Also those tube dials are not reliable. The best way to measure temps is a digital indoor/outdoor thermometer with probe from walmart. They run about $13 and when you are checking the basking temps make sure to put the probe on the surface of the basking area and let it sit for at least 45 minutes. They also don't need night heat unless the temp drops below 75 degrees. If you want to give night heat then a ceramic heat emitter would be best. They can still see the red and blue night lights so it can disturb their sleep patterns. You could also remove the water dish, it will raise the humidity too much.

Cute little guy though! I just love the babies

 

[Mediabandit]

Cute little guy, gratz on your new little buddy.
You will also want to pick up a Repti Sun Fluorescent 10.0 bulb as his UVB and mount it inside the enclosure.

 

[ProjectGernades]

Cute little guy, gratz on your new little buddy.
You will also want to pick up a Repti Sun Fluorescent 10.0 bulb as his UVB and mount it inside the enclosure.

thats what the big light is its all in one or something like that

 

[Mediabandit]

So you have a MVB (Mercury Vapor Bulb) in the large fixture? What brand is it?

 

[ProjectGernades]

So you have a MVB (Mercury Vapor Bulb) in the large fixture? What brand is it?

yep it is a powersun uv it is a 100watt till i upgrade ill get a 160 with a 75gallon tank

 

[Jess]

So you have a 100 watt Powersun on a 10 gal tank?! I would really recommend upgrading tanks immediately or using a different UVB light. 100 watts in such a small tank is going to fry your beardie! That light needs to be at least 12 - 18 inches away from your dragon to be safe as well. I would not recommend using a MVB for a tank smaller than 40 gallons.

 

[ProjectGernades]

So you have a 100 watt Powersun on a 10 gal tank?! I would really recommend upgrading tanks immediately or using a different UVB light. 100 watts in such a small tank is going to fry your beardie! That light needs to be at least 12 - 18 inches away from your dragon to be safe as well. I would not recommend using a MVB for a tank smaller than 40 gallons.

no its 25 and i have it set up on a shelf no with a clamp and hangs down about 10 inches from the basking area

 

[ClydesGirl]

So you have a 100 watt Powersun on a 10 gal tank?! I would really recommend upgrading tanks immediately or using a different UVB light. 100 watts in such a small tank is going to fry your beardie! That light needs to be at least 12 - 18 inches away from your dragon to be safe as well. I would not recommend using a MVB for a tank smaller than 40 gallons.

no its 25 and i have it set up on a shelf no with a clamp and hangs down about 10 inches from the basking area

10 inches still isn't far enough. I HIGHLY recommend getting a temp gun or a digital thermometer with probe to measure your basking temp. To me, the bulb seems way too big and way too close for the size enclosure you have and I would definitely worry about the temps getting dangerously high.