You will need to place the UVB inside the tank directly above the basking decor piece 12-15 inches -you can hang the UVB w/ fishing line --- long plastic zip ties--- 3M Velcro fasteners or picture hanging wire I recommend that one-- your surface basking temps will be determined by a probe digital thermometer - you want two of them - I will post pics of one of my tanks and see how I have Zen set up
I got it set up, now with the bigger tank the ambient temps are much lower... basking spot is 100-105, but hot side is about 86 and the cool side is way down to 73... should I add another, smaller bulb to the cool side? Running a 150 for the basking spot
You may haft to add another dome on the hot side w/ a lower wattage basking bulb- I run two on that side one w/ a 150 and one 60 at the moment -- I then haft to watch those temps during the day as my room runs warm in the summer and when those ambient temps start getting too hot I shut the 60 off -- And I see two digital thermometers but none w/ probes- you need a probe placed on the spot where hes sitting - the 86 is off for ambient temps - usually if the surface temp is over 100 the air temp should be that at least - my hot side on the basking decor runs in different temps from 108 down to 90's depending on where he would sit -- but the air temp in that area is around 100-- I would try the extra wattage on the hot side first and watch what the cool side does - I also have a 75 watt in the center of the tank by the UVB that too sometimes gets shut off as well depending on the warmth of the room - if its too hot outside the a/c goes on and then I dont usually haft to shut lights off in the tanks- its when the room has the windows open is when I really need to watch those temps -- you can always add a light on the cool side or place a basking bulb in the center of the tank like I did and thats going to add light and heat on the cool side - you dont want to have the cool side over 85 tho -- its just a matter of playing around w/ the bulbs and placement etc to get the temps you want -- but get the digital probe thermometers -- those are going to give you the surface basking temps you need and want plus help you w/ the temps as well in the tank
