new setup questions

[clossboss]

i currently have a stand in my kitchen which holds 2 55 gallon tanks. both tanks are currently filled with fish and i am going to be getting rid of one tank of fish to make room for one of my beardies when its big enough. it is setup so that the tanks are on top of each other. i would like to make the bottom tank into the beardie tank because i think the fish tank will look kind of silly on the bottom.....my only issue is that i dont know how im going to mount the basking light on the bottom, there is not enough room between the top of the tank, and the bottom of the other tank to put my light fixture on a lid or anything. i am also considering not having a lid on the tank....i figure since a 55 is so tall it wont be an issue. i am trying to find a way to support the basking light, lid or no lid. there is only about 5 inches of clearance between the tanks. do you think i will be ok with the beardie on the bottom? without a lid? we have cats and dogs but they cant fit in the space to get in.

 

[clossboss]

anyone? im curious as to whether everyone thinks its a bad idea not to have a lid