UVB question

[Jessluvsdragons]

Hey there,

Here's the top of his viv as of now:

I've got his UVB light across the top kind of diagonally. It doesn't look like it, but it's not resting on or blocked by the mesh. I'm careful to make sure if that a couple of times during the day.

What I need to know is, how far away from the bottom should a 10.0 T8 fixture be from the bottom of the viv for him to still benefit from the rays? His basking spot on the tree is 7 inches from the fixture exactly. I'm sure I'll have to move things around once it's mounted inside to get his spot right again.

I'm just ready to get this thing in there. It's a pain to have to move everything just to get him out or clean up messes. Thanks in advance!

Jess

 

[KarrieRee]

T 8's should be 8-10 inches -- your good at the 7" --- and since you dont have the mesh /screen its good -- its not blocking those rays-- what exactly are you going to do? The set up looks fine the way it is-- what size the tank -- it looks like a 20 gallon from the pic?
Karrie

 

[Jessluvsdragons]

T 8's should be 8-10 inches -- your good at the 7" --- and since you dont have the mesh /screen its good -- its not blocking those rays-- what exactly are you going to do? The set up looks fine the way it is-- what size the tank -- it looks like a 20 gallon from the pic?
Karrie

I was in the other room when I snapped this. It's a 40 gallon. 36in long x18in wide x 17.5in high.

Ok so should the T8 be 8-10 inches from the basking spot? I want to know how high to put it so he gets the rays on the bottom too when he's running around, exploring, etc..

I want to mount it on the inside so that I don't have to move everything to get to him.

 

[KarrieRee]

T 8's should be 8-10 from basking spot--
so if hes on the floor no further than 10 inches
Karrie

 

[Claudiusx]

The distance recommendation is for the basking spot to the bulb, since the basking surface is usually higher up closer to the bulb.

I wouldn't worry so much about the distance from the floor. The basking surface is where they should go for their uv exposure, and from there there should be a gradient of lower and lower uv.

-Brandon

 

[Jessluvsdragons]

The distance recommendation is for the basking spot to the bulb, since the basking surface is usually higher up closer to the bulb.

I wouldn't worry so much about the distance from the floor. The basking surface is where they should go for their uv exposure, and from there there should be a gradient of lower and lower uv.

-Brandon

Ok. Thanks for clearing it up what I was trying to say. I was overthinking it. Basically, as long as his basking spot is correct he's good.

Thank you too Karrie. Sorry if I was being confusing! I get stuck on things sometimes and can't see the bigger picture. Stubborn, one track mind. ?

Jess