disintegratus
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Okay, so I have a fairly recently acquired all glass terrarium which is 4foot wide, 35cm deep and 5 foot high. It has a divider at the bottom, so the bottom is half land and half water, and I intend to set it up for my two water dragons and small (for now) murray river turtle. It's not going to be a permanent home for any of them, I'm going to keep them in there for probably around a year or so, but I'm after some tips on how to set it up adequately, as I don't really want to drill holes in the glass (I'm constructionally challenged and would probably smash it), but I need a bit of help.
Because one of my water dragons is gimpy (missing bits, he can't climb at all or swim very well) and the turtle will be in the water section, I'm looking at suspending a uv tube quite low in the tank. I was considering making a casing for it, like a foam rock thingy that will basically just cover the top part of the light, and could also serve as a basking spot/ledge for the other water dragon. Would this be alright, or am I going to burn down my house? I don't particularly want to do that, because I kind of like having somewhere for me and my animals to live.
Also, last time I suspended one of these uv tubes, I just used string that I had lying around the house with another rope attached just in case the string failed. It did the job, but I'd really like it to not be so hideous this time, so any suggestions?
If anyone has photos of their setups that's be awesome, coz I'd love to steal your ideas!!
Also if anyone knows where I can buy some Eheim tubing in a couple of different sizes around Springvale that'd be awesome, because I'm running an internal filter until I get some!
Because one of my water dragons is gimpy (missing bits, he can't climb at all or swim very well) and the turtle will be in the water section, I'm looking at suspending a uv tube quite low in the tank. I was considering making a casing for it, like a foam rock thingy that will basically just cover the top part of the light, and could also serve as a basking spot/ledge for the other water dragon. Would this be alright, or am I going to burn down my house? I don't particularly want to do that, because I kind of like having somewhere for me and my animals to live.
Also, last time I suspended one of these uv tubes, I just used string that I had lying around the house with another rope attached just in case the string failed. It did the job, but I'd really like it to not be so hideous this time, so any suggestions?
If anyone has photos of their setups that's be awesome, coz I'd love to steal your ideas!!
Also if anyone knows where I can buy some Eheim tubing in a couple of different sizes around Springvale that'd be awesome, because I'm running an internal filter until I get some!