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Ailurus · Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:27 pm Post subject: spot the difference

i went to a garden centre today on the way home from a reptile shop near heathrow, and spent £6.50 on plants and did up my crestie viv, then i got some sticks from my garden and boiled them lol and put them in.

anyway here is the before picture:
http://s68.photobucket.com/albums/i35/ailurus27/?action=view&current=DSC_0282.jpg

and here it is now:
http://s68.photobucket.com/albums/i35/ailurus27/?action=view&current=viv1.jpg

http://s68.photobucket.com/albums/i35/ailurus27/?action=view&current=viv2.jpg

http://s68.photobucket.com/albums/i35/ailurus27/?action=view&current=viv3.jpg

http://s68.photobucket.com/albums/i35/ailurus27/?action=view&current=viv4.jpg

http://s68.photobucket.com/albums/i35/ailurus27/?action=view&current=viv5.jpg

http://s68.photobucket.com/albums/i35/ailurus27/?action=view&current=viv6.jpg

i shall upload some pics of her soon
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sam.b · Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:01 pm Post subject:

what shop was that??
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Ailurus · Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:26 pm Post subject:

waterlife reptile and exotic plant centre
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Lizards: :Rhacodactylus: :Pogona: :Goniurosaurus:

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PaulG · Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:27 pm Post subject:

yep it sure looks better, well done! Smile

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Phil1988 · Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:32 pm Post subject:

Looks good, well done. What sort of temperature readings do you get with the UV tube being in the tank? As mine is on top of the tank (exo terra) and up near the top it does tend to get quite hot. You might have to keep your eye on the temperature on hotter days but other than that it looks great.

Darky · Contributing Member Joined: 13 Aug 2006 Posts: 190

Its looking much better but I'd suggest mounting the UV tube on top of the viv as having it inside without a light guard will increase the risk of the reptile burning itself.

cheers James

Ailurus · Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:30 am Post subject:

oh ok, well i was just doing as recommended by the shop i got her from, andi was worried about the metal gettin really hoy if i put it on top of the tank but anway how should i mount it on top of the tank?
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Snakes: :Pantherophis: :Coelognathus: :Lampropeltis: :Heterodon: :Antaresia:
Lizards: :Rhacodactylus: :Pogona: :Goniurosaurus:

http://www.youtube.com/user/Ailurus27

Phil1988 · Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:46 am Post subject:

Right well I would recommend putting it on top of the viv as when it's been on a while it will get a bit hot. Here's how I do it.

You can buy reflectors for the tubes which send all of the light down which is good as it isn't in your eyes and I just sit this on top of the tank.

Ailurus · Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:49 am Post subject:

oh i see, well i was worried about it because i thought you should put the bulb on the metal but then it would get really hot.

i think i shall make a reflector out of card and tinfoil Smile

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Tom

Snakes: :Pantherophis: :Coelognathus: :Lampropeltis: :Heterodon: :Antaresia:
Lizards: :Rhacodactylus: :Pogona: :Goniurosaurus:

http://www.youtube.com/user/Ailurus27

Phil1988 · Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:52 am Post subject:

Yeah it's worth a try. Good luck with it. Another thing about having it in the viv is that I don't think the plug ends of the tubes are totally waterproof so with mistings at night you could encounter even more problems.