ComicBookMama
Sub-Adult Member
I've been trying to find a fixture for a T5 UV bulb to fit the Zen habitat enclosure I'll be getting. I know that the conventional wisdom is to have the UV run 2/3 the length of the enclosure. For a 4' enclosure, that's 32" - but I'm having some difficulty finding a T5 bulb that length; the closest I see on Amazon is a 30" and a 36" - and I'm having a hard time finding a fixture for either, unless I want to pay premium and get the ZooMed T5 fixture.
Which should I be aiming to pick up for my soon-to-be bigger and better enclosure... 30" or 36"? And could someone toss up some links to workable fixtures for the right size bulb? The only ones in the right size I see are these:
https://www.petmountain.com/product/zoo-med-reptisun-t5-ho-high-output-terrarium-hood?variant=40654&gclid=Cj0KCQjwudb3BRC9ARIsAEa-vUtTpiINzjaF6IC8aWK8hWwDUjNvvDdU_ujqCuL_K3xh6X98RkkAUssaAi1hEALw_wcB
And if I go the T5 route... would it be okay sitting on top of the screen in a 4'x2'x2' enclosure? I really don't like the idea of hanging it under the screen with zip ties, and I've been told that attaching it to the back wall of the hab, like I have with my T8 fixture in the current hab, isn't the best placement for a UV bulb.
Which should I be aiming to pick up for my soon-to-be bigger and better enclosure... 30" or 36"? And could someone toss up some links to workable fixtures for the right size bulb? The only ones in the right size I see are these:
https://www.petmountain.com/product/zoo-med-reptisun-t5-ho-high-output-terrarium-hood?variant=40654&gclid=Cj0KCQjwudb3BRC9ARIsAEa-vUtTpiINzjaF6IC8aWK8hWwDUjNvvDdU_ujqCuL_K3xh6X98RkkAUssaAi1hEALw_wcB
And if I go the T5 route... would it be okay sitting on top of the screen in a 4'x2'x2' enclosure? I really don't like the idea of hanging it under the screen with zip ties, and I've been told that attaching it to the back wall of the hab, like I have with my T8 fixture in the current hab, isn't the best placement for a UV bulb.