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[Boardi]

I have recently ordered a 24” long uvb and im just wondering if its okay to have only half the tank with uvb?

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[hdochow]

what size tank do you have?

 

[Boardi]

what size tank do you have?

It is 120 gallon

 

[hdochow]

it will be fine. 1/2 - 2/3 coverage is pretty standard. i have a 36" fixture (34" bulb), but that is because it is what came with the 120 gal enclosure i had custom built. 24" is pretty standard for 120 gal too.

depending on what type of top you have, you'll want it inside at 12-15 inches from basking decor, or on top (only if you have a wide hole type screen top) and then it would be 8-10 inches above the basking decor. I have a solid top so mine is mounted inside.

 

[Boardi]

it will be fine. 1/2 - 2/3 coverage is pretty standard. i have a 36" fixture (34" bulb), but that is because it is what came with the 120 gal enclosure i had custom built. 24" is pretty standard for 120 gal too.

depending on what type of top you have, you'll want it inside at 12-15 inches from basking decor, or on top (only if you have a wide hole type screen top) and then it would be 8-10 inches above the basking decor. I have a solid top so mine is mounted inside.

Thank you so much, i will mount it inside.

 

[hdochow]

you're welcome. if there are any other questions you have, please don't hesitate to ask.

oh, and i should have also asked if your bulb is a T8, or a T5 (or 12%). the above info is for a T5. if you have a T8, it can't go on top no matter what and the distance for that is 6-8 inches above the basking decor. T8's are a weaker bulb.

 

[Boardi]

you're welcome. if there are any other questions you have, please don't hesitate to ask.

oh, and i should have also asked if your bulb is a T8, or a T5 (or 12%). the above info is for a T5. if you have a T8, it can't go on top no matter what and the distance for that is 6-8 inches above the basking decor. T8's are a weaker bulb.

Its a T5.

 

[Boardi]

you're welcome. if there are any other questions you have, please don't hesitate to ask.

oh, and i should have also asked if your bulb is a T8, or a T5 (or 12%). the above info is for a T5. if you have a T8, it can't go on top no matter what and the distance for that is 6-8 inches above the basking decor. T8's are a weaker bulb.

I have one more question, is around 15 - 20 dubia roaches per day enough for a baby bearded dragon. Live insects are pretty expensive in stores and the sites i find dont ship to europe.

 

[hdochow]

ok you're good to go on inside at 12-15 inches then.

for the roaches, part depends on the size of the roach and age of your dragon. they should be smaller than the space between your dragon's eyes. if what you have is a "baby" you'll want more protein than that, or closer to that amount 3x a day. that amount will decrease as your dragon gets older and transitions to mostly salads. my sir henry of scales is getting close to 3 years old and he only eats a couple large roaches 2x a week. i don't know of any links in europe, but someone may be on later that will know. possibly @KarrieRee?

babies should be getting salads every day even if they don't eat much in the beginning. what we do is take whatever salad sir henry doesn't eat and give it to the roaches at lights out. then he gets those nutrients in multiple ways, and it helps the cost of salads even out some!

 

[KarrieRee]

I dont have any links for insects in Europe- the best thing is to google search live insects over there - I only have some links for Canada but not Europe