Arcadia D3+ 12.0 or Zoo Med Reptisun 10.0 UVB

[NickC85]

Originally Posted by ATOJAR

Hmmmm £60+ .... I think the wife would kill me if i asked for that amount of cash after the money i just spent on the beardie, thermostat & thermometer lol.

Would the Arcadia D3+ 12.0 do for now?

Yeah you cant go far wrong with that mate. if you can afford the extra £7 or so depends on where you order from buy the reflector to go with it.
Switching to Arcadia was the best move i have made.

[ATOJAR]

Originally Posted by NickC85

Yeah you cant go far wrong with that mate. if you can afford the extra £7 or so depends on where you order from buy the reflector to go with it.
Switching to Arcadia was the best move i have made.

Yeah i could probably stretch the few extra quid for a reflector on top of the tube.

Actually when i think about it my poor beardie was getting neglected imo.

There was no "proper" thermometer, Just one of those plastic round ones stuck in the middle & half way up the viv, No Thermostat to control the temperature & the current UVB don't even have a reflector!

So far ive took out the plastic round thermometer, Replaced it with a two sensor digital one to keep an eye on both the basking spot and the cool ends of the viv.

Ive been and bought a habistat pulse proportional thermostat & ive got the basking spot at the correct temp(around 41 - 42c)

Ive replaced the sand with stone slab to keep her nails/claws down & its a lot more hygienic.

I just been out and bought a spray bottle & i spray her with water a few a times a week too, She seems to really enjoy that lol.

Next on my list is a Arcadia D3+ 12.0 tube & a reflector.

[ATOJAR]

That reminds me, Where is the best place to put the UVB?

Currently its here(see below)

Obviously on the other side of the wood lol.



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Is this the best possible place for the bulb?

[NickC85]

Originally Posted by ATOJAR

That reminds me, Where is the best place to put the UVB?

Currently its here(see below)

Obviously on the other side of the wood lol.

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Is this the best possible place for the bulb?

I'm not to sure for beardies but that's where I have put mine.just make sure you put it as much in the warm end of your viv so your lil critter go go to the cool side of the viv and get a bit of shade.

[ATOJAR]

Originally Posted by NickC85

I'm not to sure for beardies but that's where I have put mine.just make sure you put it as much in the warm end of your viv so your lil critter go go to the cool side of the viv and get a bit of shade.

Hmm, Never thought of that!

So maybe a good idea to buy a 2ft tube for a 4ft viv and put the tube at the basking end?

Just ive read to buy the longest bulb i can that will fit in my viv BUT also provide a area my beardie can go to get out of the light/UVB.

Can any experienced bearide owner help me out here?

[tomcannon]

Yeah you want to mount the UVB on the hot side of the viv just behind the front lip on the roof of the viv. That make sense?

This will create a shaded area in the cool side or a photogradient as its known. Very important. Make sure your beardie can get to within the required distance, this is different with different tubes so make sure you check first.

[ATOJAR]

Originally Posted by tomcannon

Yeah you want to mount the UVB on the hot side of the viv just behind the front lip on the roof of the viv. That make sense?

This will create a shaded area in the cool side or a photogradient as its known. Very important. Make sure your beardie can get to within the required distance, this is different with different tubes so make sure you check first.

So you mean like this?



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[The Happy Hornet]

Not wanting to interfere but am I reading that you are running a basking lamp on a Habistat Pulse prop?
You relly need to use a Habistat Dimmer, a pulse will blow your bulbs very quickly and I would imagine that it will drive you mad pulsing the bulb.

[tomcannon]

Originally Posted by ATOJAR

So you mean like this?

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Yes but the bulb should cover 2/3rds of the viv. So a 3ft tube in 4ft viv.

[ATOJAR]

Originally Posted by The Happy Hornet

Not wanting to interfere but am I reading that you are running a basking lamp on a Habistat Pulse prop?
You relly need to use a Habistat Dimmer, a pulse will blow your bulbs very quickly and I would imagine that it will drive you mad pulsing the bulb.

Its a ceramic heater lol.