Progress on my new viv. Lighting question too..

[acwood04]

Here is the new vivarium I am building.... This is the 4x2x2 Viv that I am working on currently.

I am trying to decide on what lights to use... I am either thinking about using a MVB bulb and using that on the warm side. I know people have experience with these. Since the viv is 2 feet tall I think that will suffice. Which one do you guys have experience with and which wattage do you think would work?? I am also thinking of using the reptisun and a basking bulb. Probly a 36in reptisun and a nice flood halogen bulb. But the reptisun needs to be a lot closer than 20-24 inches so I'd have to build up the basking spot. I am not sure which way to go if you guys could give me advice as next weekend or so I will be ready to finish it and will be needing to decide on what to do about lighting/heating.. thanks

 

[beardieaddict]

im in the process of changing all my lights to mvb megaray 100watt i really like the bulb it does everything in one and u dont have to deal with stupid tube lights ugggh i hate those things the tube lights make so much noise in the cage. i would use mvb bulb on one side and see if it is brite enough in there and if not i would use a regular house hold bulb on the other side good luck on what ever u choose

 

[bluedrz]

I use the MegaRay MVB in my 4x2x2. I have the bulb inside a dome sitting on top of the enclosure. I get between 100 and 112 degrees temp depending on the height of my basking spot. Had to play around with different basking items to find one with the right height. I don't use a bulb on the cool side because I get enough heat from the MVB to provide enough warmth on that side.

 

[acwood04]

I havent been planning on putting the bulb on top of the viv, because I am planning on building one on top of this one for my other beardie. I am going to put a molding on the top that is bigger than the bottom of the second one so they look nice... I was planning on getting that megaray 100 watt. Do you think it would work if I mounted it inside the enclosure and just used bricks or flat rocks as a basking spot? Also, how tall is the bulb itself? I am not sure exactly if the 2 foot height will allow enough space, but I really want to use a MVB bulb. I am starting to lean that way anyways...

 

[beardieaddict]

yea u can mount them inside the enclosure the i have 2 of the bulbs right now and there about 5 inches and then u need to add the height of ur fixture i used the chep one from homedepot the ceramic one and with that added it brought the total length to 6 1/4 inches it will work good luck cant wait to see the finished product