Mine?
Hardly ever.
But I use 10+ gallons of RO water a day. I don't use the filter that comes with the MK.
I have a couple of 35 gallon barrels plumbed together.
The water passes through a stainless screen before it goes through a 5 micron sedimant filter, the type used for ro/di systems...
MK recommends replacing once clogged .
It's pretty much a biofilm that clogs it.
I have had luck disassembling, soaking in hydrogen peroxide overnight, and back flushing them before reassembling
I say try it out! Sounds like it would be awesome !
I used socks available through the biodiesel industry on my saltwater tank. All different micron sizes available, I used 10 micron and 5 micron to catch the particulates from using lanthanum chloride (phosphate reduction) and to run the carbon...
You would need to filter the water before getting to the sterilizer. The more removed the better
And the effectiveness of the sterilizer is largely dependent upon the water's contact time with the light. Theore time, the more killed. Make sure you are not moving the water too quickly through the...
You're gonna get mist out the front of the enclosure, Mist king or any other brand.
The mist cools the air and causes a downdraft. Like a thunderstorm, only on a much smaller scale. You could try putting a small throw rug in front of the cage, or a small fan blowing over the area to help it dry...
I always had green anoles as a kid.
We always had them out.
(Granted, we were kids, and we really didn't care if they wanted to be handled or not) lol
But from what I can remember, they pretty much crawled up onto our hands
As many as you can fit on the enclosure lol
I think IIRC that 8 can be daisy chained together. 6 or 8, depending on the size and manufacturer . The ones I linked are only a little over an inch wide. So you can squeeze quite a few on top of a 24x24x48
But keep in mind , they are made to diffuse...
Run a bulb next to your uvb in that fixture. But if you want strong plant growth, you're gonna need more than those two T5 Bulbs.
Plants will probably grow with just that fixture, but will be leggy and weak.
Return it if you're not comfortable.
There are other options for lighting such as T5, or you could go with LED strip lights like the ones they use for under counter lighting. I've used these...