Hi ChameleonBoss, I am somewhat of the same situation you are in now. I have a 36" tall exo terra terrarium. We have the full canopy hood with 4 compact fl bulbs (2 X Exo Terra Repti-Glo 5.0 and 2 X Exo Terra Repti-Glo 2.0 Compact Fluorescent Full Spectrum). We have a potted hibiscus plant and...
Has anyone ever used an all natural hibiscus food (not fertilizer) for their potted plant in a cham terrarium? I saw this one online and was wondering if it could be used - http://www.planetnatural.com/product/palm-tropical-hibiscus-fertilizer-organic-10/
What about cutting (or having someone professional) cut a hole, roughly the same diameter as the dome light in the side glass, at the height of the basking spot. I could then cover the hole with wire mesh from the outside and attach the spot lamp to that. Has anyone ever ran into this situation...
Also, I am looking to get the second canopy for additional lighting for plants, not really needed for additional uvb for the chameleon cause he basks and generally stays in the back half of the terrarium which is well lighted currently.
I have an exo terra 18x36x36 for a veiled chameleon. The canopy hood stretches across the width of the tank and is around 9 inches deep so the light is only directly over the back half of the terrarium. My question is this - if I get another of thee canopy hoods for the front section of the tank...
Thanks Sandra, I had read that information previously, my main question was related to the height of the enclosure and what lighting was required to maintain healthy plants 30-36 inches down from the canopy hood, also taking into account the amount of light lost because of the screen top etc...
Here are some pictures of the setup so far. The floor plants on the right side are the ones that I feel need more light. I know that the plants do not need the same UVB light that chameleons do but they do need full spectrum light, this is what my post is regarding. The hibiscus plant on the...
Reading through the posts on this very informative thread (https://www.chameleonforums.com/definitive-lighting-thread-everything-you-really-need-know-80869/) it seems like I might actually need to rethink the lighting so that I can get more full spectrum lighting to the lower level of the...
ok so the Full Spectrum bulbs (26 W - High Color Rendering Index of 98 (CRI) - 6700 Kelvin) would be enough to penetrate down 30+ inches and provide everything that the plants need? I have 2 of these bulbs, 1 on each end of the terrarium.
Thanks for the reply nightanole, from reading through all of the posts on here over the past month, the majority of them suggest live plants over fake plants but not many (if any) posts mentioned anything about specific lighting for the plants that's different from the bulbs that I have in place...
I do have a repti-glo 26W 5.0 CF (Exo Terra Repti-Glo 5.0 Compact Fluorescent Tropical Terrarium Lamp, 26-Watt) on both ends and I also have a repti-glo Full Spectrum Terrarium Lamp, 26-Watt on both ends. I thought that the UV only penetrates 12 inches from the bulbs though so I don't know how...
Hello,
We recently finished setting up our new exo-terra 36X18X36 terrarium with a false bottom for drainage and live potted plants (hibiscus, some ferns and smaller floor plants). We have the large canopy hood with 4 bulbs as well as a separate basking lamp. The temperature and humidity seem...