Hello! I just recently brought my new baby Gobi home. He's 7 weeks old. I've been searching the forums all week for an answer to my issues, but I still need some insight. I started off with the UVB on the top of the mesh cover, but after research realized it filters a lot of the UVB so I rigged up a way to mount it inside the tank near the back. Now I'm seeing that this is likely too close to him. I'd say it's 6 inches from where he normally sits on his basking spot. According to the lizardmadness lighting guide I found on here, with a mesh screen at 10 inches away he should receive 6.1%.
His setup:
20 gallon long tank
Reptisun 10.0 T5 HO 22" tube in Reptisun hood
Basking light
Ceramic heater 60w to keep a gradient
So here is my issue. I just ordered a Sunblaster fixture as this Repstisun hood is already flickering and giving me issues. When I was using it on top of the mesh he wasn't eating as much. Once I mounted it inside the tank he has more than doubled his live prey intake. He was mildly interested before, but now he is voraciously eating. In my mind I figured he wasn't getting enough UVB before. But according to my research the light is now way too close to him. Thoughts?? Should I go back to placing it on top of the mesh?
His setup:
20 gallon long tank
Reptisun 10.0 T5 HO 22" tube in Reptisun hood
Basking light
Ceramic heater 60w to keep a gradient
So here is my issue. I just ordered a Sunblaster fixture as this Repstisun hood is already flickering and giving me issues. When I was using it on top of the mesh he wasn't eating as much. Once I mounted it inside the tank he has more than doubled his live prey intake. He was mildly interested before, but now he is voraciously eating. In my mind I figured he wasn't getting enough UVB before. But according to my research the light is now way too close to him. Thoughts?? Should I go back to placing it on top of the mesh?