first go of making background!!!!

[Shelly2008]

hello all i just wanted to post pics of my beardie tank with the background my boyfriend made he has just finished tonight we are going to wait a few days for it to dry properly it was his first time at trying the backgrounds as we have seen lots on here that have been made. he wants to know what you all think also he has put a waterfall in the middle of the background if you didnt already know what it was lol please let me know what you all think.
thanks for looking p.s can you tell me if the uv light is to little for the tank or is it ok

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one last thing he has made the floor half sand and half background.

[Andi Mack]

looks good, but i have a couple of comments.

1. Where's the basking bulb?

2. I do hope you aren't actually going to use / run water through that waterfall, as it will increase the humidity way to much and could cause your beardie to develop a RI.

3. The UV tube is fine length wise, but you might want to add a reflector, as these nearly double the output of the tube.

4. You could probably do with some more things for your beardie to climb on.

5. If you are going to have sand in the viv, please feed your beardie outside the viv.

[scalez]

i agree with above.
water bowel as well should be at the cool end.

it looks good, you've done a good job with the background, it's just with the waterfall and the things the above poster mentioned, it's not good for a bearded dragon
what uvb bulb is that?

[Shelly2008]

Originally Posted by Andi Mack

looks good, but i have a couple of comments.

1. Where's the basking bulb?

2. I do hope you aren't actually going to use / run water through that waterfall, as it will increase the humidity way to much and could cause your beardie to develop a RI.

3. The UV tube is fine length wise, but you might want to add a reflector, as these nearly double the output of the tube.

4. You could probably do with some more things for your beardie to climb on.

5. If you are going to have sand in the viv, please feed your beardie outside the viv.

ihave not yet put the baskin bulb in yet but i have it in my other tank as my beardies need it in there till i move them into this tank also i wil get a reflector and the waterfall is fine i have been told off a few people that they like running water and the humidity is not that high in the tank the humidity is 43.3% i checked this percentage at a local reptile shop down in the team valley and they said it will do fine as we use waterfalls in many of our set ups i think its down to opinion most of the time when it comes to things like this to be honest.

[spikemu]

43.3 % seems pretty high for a desert animal

[wacky69]

I honestly wouldnt use the waterfall as 43.3% humidity is high!

just having a water bowl in a beardie viv can increase humidity too high!

tbh a rep shop will tell ya anything to get you to part with cash!

I think if your prepared to take that chance then so be it but in my opinion a small chance of developing a ri through incorrect set up is too high a risk to take!

[sparkle]

Originally Posted by Shelly2008

ihave not yet put the baskin bulb in yet but i have it in my other tank as my beardies need it in there till i move them into this tank also i wil get a reflector and the waterfall is fine i have been told off a few people that they like running water and the humidity is not that high in the tank the humidity is 43.3% i checked this percentage at a local reptile shop down in the team valley and they said it will do fine as we use waterfalls in many of our set ups i think its down to opinion most of the time when it comes to things like this to be honest.

sadly with that waterfall your humidity wil be WAY above what beardies are safe with..

if you add the correct heat.. 100 hot end .. 80 cool end.. its going have extremely high humidity for a beardie.. its not really about opinion.. its more about safety

[spudsgirl]

There has been lots of threads on about water falls hun and again I have to add they harbour to much bacteria although the affect looks nice its the cleaning of them and as said the humidity levels will rise and cause probs for your beardie. I would even lower that strip bulb and maybe put it in the middle so your dragon(s) dont have to go to high to benefit from the UV.

A would def get rid of the water fall hun they are nasty and will damage the health of your dragon.

[sparkle]

Originally Posted by spudsgirl

There has been lots of threads on about water falls hun and again I have to add they harbour to much bacteria although the affect looks nice its the cleaning of them and as said the humidity levels will rise and cause probs for your beardie. I would even lower that strip bulb and maybe put it in the middle so your dragon(s) dont have to go to high to benefit from the UV.

A would def get rid of the water fall hun they are nasty and will damage the health of your dragon.

actually lowering the UV can cause eye problems in beardies..

the Uv should be ABOVE eye level at all times.. however a high branch/rock should be placed under it so they can get within the recomended reach which is normally 6 to 10 inches

[spudsgirl]

My strip bulb is about 3/4 up from the bottom is this ok or should I heighten it a bit he is in a 5ft length by 4ft high.