Hey guys! I took everyone’s opinions and advice and did a little more research. So as of right now, I have everything I need! I will insert before and after pics of the tank itself AND Diesel
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I now have the reptisun 18” T8 UVB Bulb and the 40 gallon tank
You may want to mount that uvb inside rather than on the mesh since the only tube lights that are strong enough are t5 HO 10.0's. This is because the uvb gets blocked out by 40% so with the already somewhat week bulb (t8 10.0's are i believe the same strength as a t5 5.0) you have to mount them inside to provide enough good uvb. You'll also want it closer to the basking spot so when he basks he gets uvb as well.
I just set Swordtail's timer for his bath and paused it so I could actually fill his soaking bowl up and he crawled over my phone and canceled the timer
Mirage came out of brumation on April 26. He was doing great. On May 2 he started acting funny. We just redid his tank, and he keeps going into one of his hides. He just lays there. He shows no intrest in food. HELP!