newbie1979
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Hi everybody,
I'm posting here because i'm a little confused - and yes, i have searched, i am building an enclosure for a blue tongue. I have the enclosure - now i need the other bits and pieces... the dimensions of the enclosure are 1200 X 600 X 600
I was going to use a 24" fluoro batten with a Reptisun 5.0 - further research suggests i would probably be better using a 10.0 and coupling that with a 2.0 for extra brightness - so going a double rather than a single. Some have said i should use the coil tubes as these provide greater penetration of UV in the enclosure - although the data i have read so far suggests that a Reptiglo 10.0 only penetrates 50cm and the 5.0 penetrates 30cms. So what are other people using? Should i maybe do a 2.0 coupled with an NEC T10 UV tube? Also, is a 24" long enough for that tank or should i go a longer tube? I was planning on orienting the fluoro batten further down toward the cold end - should it be positioned in the middle of the tank? it's going to be mounted above the front panel so you can't see the tubes when you look in the front of the enclosure. Or should i look at MVB globes?
I also proposed using an IMIT thermostat with a ceramic heater - research is leaning me toward using a better thermostat like a Habistat or something like that and then setting it up with a day/night setting to reduce night time temperatures. Others have suggested i scrap the ceramic element and go with a basking light (infrared maybe?) - what do you do? If i go for a basking lamp how do i control night time temperatures?
Any thoughts/advice would be much appreciated
Kind regards
I'm posting here because i'm a little confused - and yes, i have searched, i am building an enclosure for a blue tongue. I have the enclosure - now i need the other bits and pieces... the dimensions of the enclosure are 1200 X 600 X 600
I was going to use a 24" fluoro batten with a Reptisun 5.0 - further research suggests i would probably be better using a 10.0 and coupling that with a 2.0 for extra brightness - so going a double rather than a single. Some have said i should use the coil tubes as these provide greater penetration of UV in the enclosure - although the data i have read so far suggests that a Reptiglo 10.0 only penetrates 50cm and the 5.0 penetrates 30cms. So what are other people using? Should i maybe do a 2.0 coupled with an NEC T10 UV tube? Also, is a 24" long enough for that tank or should i go a longer tube? I was planning on orienting the fluoro batten further down toward the cold end - should it be positioned in the middle of the tank? it's going to be mounted above the front panel so you can't see the tubes when you look in the front of the enclosure. Or should i look at MVB globes?
I also proposed using an IMIT thermostat with a ceramic heater - research is leaning me toward using a better thermostat like a Habistat or something like that and then setting it up with a day/night setting to reduce night time temperatures. Others have suggested i scrap the ceramic element and go with a basking light (infrared maybe?) - what do you do? If i go for a basking lamp how do i control night time temperatures?
Any thoughts/advice would be much appreciated
Kind regards
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