Habitat - Indoor :: my new basking spot

[ColeweezY23]

this is my basking spot but its drawn in AutoCADD i havent fully built it yet though so these are just my blueprints tell me how you like them.ill hopefully get real pictures up soon but for now this will do.my tank is 55 gallons.






hope you like them.

[Daniel3507]

looks pretty nice. are you going to put anything down on the floor of it?

[ColeweezY23]

yeahh im going to have rocks that ill glue to the floor of the basking spot.either rocks or the stuff underneath the carpets so it doesnt slide on the tile floor.that stuff works good.

[Raphulk]

that looks very nice and creative.

how are you planning to get the pieces of glass/plexiglass or whatever the clear material is to stay between the wood pieces?
i cant really tell from the pictures.

maybe cut slits in the wood so you can just easily place them in the slot?
or glue?

[steve]

What kind of bulbs are you planning to use?

[ColeweezY23]

for the plexiglass im going to just glue it because if you cut slits it is just a lot longer process.i think gluing would do the job because they don't really try to ram into it and break out.

i have only one light right now but its a UVB light i'm not sure which one i bought it a while back.i am hoping to get another clamp lamp and put a heat light of some sort in it but i don't know yet. clamp lamps are kind of expensive.

[Raphulk]

clamp lamps at petco or petsmart are only about 10 dollars

and the bulbs for UVA/heat arent that expensive either.

UVB is the one that is quite expensive, unless you do some research.
but if you already have one thats great

[ColeweezY23]

i think i bought my clamp lamp for...27$ stupid in town petstore. what kind of bulb should i put in the other lamp?

[marisa]

Since you said you already have a UVB light, the other light should be a heat/basking light. You can use a regular incandescent light bulb to provide heat.

[PcBuilder14]

I got a clamp lamp for $11, a UVB bulb for $13, a heat bulb for $7, and lamp without a clamp for $7.

[Raphulk]

UVB bulb for 13 bucks? id love to know what kind it is and where you got it. was it on sale?

[PcBuilder14]

Let me see if I can find it on petsmart website....... was about $1-$2 cheaper using a petperks card. I got the 10.0 UVB because it was cheaper than the 5.0 or 2.0 for some reason.
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2752556

[Raphulk]

thats incredible...why did i have the idea that those costed a lot more.......................nice find

[PcBuilder14]

Thanks!