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08-06-2008, 09:48 AM

Hello Emmanuel,

Thanks for answering all of the questions. There are a few things to address.
Yes, the Reptisun 5 flourescent tube bulb is a decent bulb, though not quite as strong as the 10. Maybe you can upgrade soon. The 18 inch is fine, no need to get the 24 inch. The UVB only really needs to cover 2/3rds of the tank, leaving a bit of room at the end where he can retreat to with no UVB if he chooses to do so.
Ok, so you are using a 100watt basking light, in conjunction with exo terra lights? What are they just low wattage lights for brightness? Can you perhaps show me a picture of your entire tank setup?
The UVB should be mounted at one end, with the basking light directly beside it to encourage basking while getting UVB. That is where you will focus the most amount of heating, on the basking end with the UVB beside it. You can mount the UVB on the inside of the screen by tying wires around the fixture on the inside of the top of the screen. The screen will filter some of the UVB's out. Do not mount the UVB sideways, or vertically. Mount it directly overhead as to avoid any glaring on the eye area. Does the fixture have reflective backing on it?
Really, at night, he wont need any heating unless it gets below 50 or 55 in the tank. If you need nighttime heating, I suggest using a ceramic heat emitter, because the infrared can disturb his sleeping patterns due to the spectrum being seen by them.
Yes you can sprinkle calcium on the greens as well, if he does not eat as many crickets dusted, no problem. Feeders are simply the bugs.

Do you provide food 24/7 for your crickets, including moisture like apples or potatoes & a dry food too?
The stick on thermometer will be inaccurate for reading your basking temps. The best way to read the basking temps will be with a digital probe or a temp gun. The stick ons only read the ambient temps or the glass temps for you.
The ceramic tile to line the bottom of his tank will be fine, & easy to keep clean. Just use antibacterial wipes or novalsan (chlorhexadine) spray to keep them clean.

Tracie

08-06-2008, 09:48 AM	#4
Drache613	Hello Hello Emmanuel, Thanks for answering all of the questions. There are a few things to address. Yes, the Reptisun 5 flourescent tube bulb is a decent bulb, though not quite as strong as the 10. Maybe you can upgrade soon. The 18 inch is fine, no need to get the 24 inch. The UVB only really needs to cover 2/3rds of the tank, leaving a bit of room at the end where he can retreat to with no UVB if he chooses to do so. Ok, so you are using a 100watt basking light, in conjunction with exo terra lights? What are they just low wattage lights for brightness? Can you perhaps show me a picture of your entire tank setup? The UVB should be mounted at one end, with the basking light directly beside it to encourage basking while getting UVB. That is where you will focus the most amount of heating, on the basking end with the UVB beside it. You can mount the UVB on the inside of the screen by tying wires around the fixture on the inside of the top of the screen. The screen will filter some of the UVB's out. Do not mount the UVB sideways, or vertically. Mount it directly overhead as to avoid any glaring on the eye area. Does the fixture have reflective backing on it? Really, at night, he wont need any heating unless it gets below 50 or 55 in the tank. If you need nighttime heating, I suggest using a ceramic heat emitter, because the infrared can disturb his sleeping patterns due to the spectrum being seen by them. Yes you can sprinkle calcium on the greens as well, if he does not eat as many crickets dusted, no problem. Feeders are simply the bugs. Do you provide food 24/7 for your crickets, including moisture like apples or potatoes & a dry food too? The stick on thermometer will be inaccurate for reading your basking temps. The best way to read the basking temps will be with a digital probe or a temp gun. The stick ons only read the ambient temps or the glass temps for you. The ceramic tile to line the bottom of his tank will be fine, & easy to keep clean. Just use antibacterial wipes or novalsan (chlorhexadine) spray to keep them clean. Tracie