Question about Light Setup..?

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Hey everyone

I'm wondering about my lights. I'm using (2) 100 Watt standard house bulbs to provide heat, and a single 5.0 UVB bulb for UV. Here is a pic of my setup:

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I'm wondering if the single UV bulb near his basking area is enough? Is there any issue with using standard house bulbs for heat? The primary heat bulb (basking area) has a dimmer control switch inline, and I have it turned downed significantly so I could dial in his bask temperature which is currently 105degrees.

Any thoughts or concerns??

Thanks everyone :D
 

Grogshla

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it is looking pretty good buddy.
There is no problem using house bulbs for the heat/basking light.
I would replace the 5.0 bulb with a 10uvb tube and run it across the top of your tank. The tubes are much better and the bulbs have been known to cause eye problems. For a dragon a 5.0 is not enough so you need to bump up to 10 for the uvb rays. I would recommend reptisun10 or arcadia 12tubes. Try and keep it 7-10 inches from your dragon so they can get the benefits.
Try and get your basking temps a little higher to 110.
Looks very good so far mate. Cute dragon :)
 
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