Progress for Zeppelin.

[ElliotG]

All the plants I got, I made sure they were veiled safe and got organic soil to repot them in!

I got 3 gold pothos, 3 money trees, 1 dracaena and 2 pony tail palms.

 

[Flick boy]

Excellent you will have a little rain forest in no time . if you want to add a bit of colour wandering jew is great very hardy veil tested and adds lovely purple and silver tones . Did you see what % your uvb tube is

 

[ElliotG]

This is all that’s on the tube.

I don’t know if I’m missing anything.

 

[Flick boy]

Ok would you say your little guys back would be at the top of the enclosure. What distance is your light now raised from the top of the cage? That's s lot of plants cool have you considered dragon strand ledges. Some people make their own or trellises from a hardware/ garden store are a great way to run branches across your enclosure and to fix plants to

 

[ElliotG]

Ok would you say your little guys back would be at the top of the enclosure. What distance is your light now raised from the top of the cage? That's s lot of plants cool have you considered dragon strand ledges. Some people make their own or trellises from a hardware/ garden store are a great way to run branches across your enclosure and to fix plants to

When his back is touching the top it’s 6 inches away. When he’s in his usual spots it’s 8-12 inches away. I’ve heard of dragon strand ledges but never seen them. I’ll look. I already have supplies for hanging the pothos in his cage though!

 

[Flick boy]

Ok good what supplies and how will you be attaching them . Remember If you run a chain or something similar to the top then he will be closer to your lights meaning higher temps and uvb . I will post a couple of pictures of my enclosure 2moro. So talk me through your supplements again as I feel you may be giving to much d3

 

[ERKleRose]

So with a T5 HO 10.0 bulb, you'll want the distance from the bulb to his basking branch to be 11-12" away.

 

[Flick boy]

It's a t8 @ERKleRose which is recommended around 7 inches but remembering that 30/ 40 % UVB is filtered out its Currently at 6 inches

 

[ERKleRose]

Yes, sorry! It says T5 on the bulb, and I had a brain fart, thank you!

 

[Flick boy]

Sorry @ERKleRose my mistake I was just thinking about a earlier post where the member said a t8 and I asked about % . So yes a t5 10 .

 

[ElliotG]

Ok good what supplies and how will you be attaching them . Remember If you run a chain or something similar to the top then he will be closer to your lights meaning higher temps and uvb . I will post a couple of pictures of my enclosure 2moro. So talk me through your supplements again as I feel you may be giving to much d3

I supplement D3 1st and 16th of the month.

Saw this on the forum, take a board and secure on the top of the enclosure. Drill two holes in the pots and hang them with fishing line on the pole. Or cut the pole and angle them on the cage so you can place the pots on it.

 

[ElliotG]

Sorry @ERKleRose my mistake I was just thinking about a earlier post where the member said a t8 and I asked about % . So yes a t5 10 .

T5? Sheesh was told it was a T8. I’ll raise it higher from him!

 

[ElliotG]

I’ll switch to a T8 here soon or the Arcadia bulbs recommended. I’m not a big fan of the T5s

 

[Flick boy]

Ok so with not having a solar meter to verify exactly what the uvb is ,the easiest option for now is to raise the uvb a couple of inches more if you have the money go down to a 6% arcadia. I would believe it would be more hassle to move branches down. But consider this for the future One step at a time you are doing great.

 

[ERKleRose]

I’ll switch to a T8 here soon or the Arcadia bulbs recommended. I’m not a big fan of the T5s

Did you order it online, and can look it up to verify which strength it is?

 

[Flick boy]

@ElliottG the t5ho is a better bulb and as I have read currently t8 s will be phased out due to inefficiency in some parts of the US

 

[Flick boy]

Hi so to my previous post if you read back calcium phosphorus free no d3 every feed then reptivite multivitamin +d3 1st and 16th ( just so we are on the same page so to speak)

 

[Flick boy]

Yes the fishing wire going up to the top ( who's post did you see this on ) by that method you are taking your cham closer to the light ( as they will climb this ) to the lights you are raising away from him so counterproductive

 

[ElliotG]

Did you order it online, and can look it up to verify which strength it is?

I bought the light with my other cham, I got him a new UVB strip and gave zeppelin this. Person said he had only got it a month earlier and it was a T8 bulb. I might just switch to an Arcadia bulb here soon.

 

[ElliotG]

@ElliottG the t5ho is a better bulb and as I have read currently t8 s will be phased out due to inefficiency in some parts of the US

Oh really? Maybe I’ll leave it then.