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Post Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2013 3:41 am   Re: New tank basking lights

Pretty much any clamp fixture with a ceramic socket will do but if you want a brand name, then Fluker, Zilla, Exo Terra and Zoo Med make them. Zoo Med also has stands, but if I can recall they need to be tucked between the tank and stand which might not be a great idea with a huge tank. They (don't remember who) also have stands that use adhesive and you can stick it onto the glass. Others have used shelving on their wall and hanging plant brackets on the ceiling.

The main issue is to keep the lamp pointed straight down but you do have a number of options.
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Post Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2013 6:08 am   Re: New tank basking lights

I am glad that you posted that steve, I ways looking for ways to angle the light towards the dock also. Why does it need to be pointed straight down?
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Post Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2013 7:56 am   Re: New tank basking lights

Starscream wrote:I am glad that you posted that steve, I ways looking for ways to angle the light towards the dock also. Why does it need to be pointed straight down?


I will get a pic this weekend, but you won't want to go by mine. The tank is in a basement with drop ceilings. I took a panel off, hung a chain across the joists, and hooked a ZooMed deep dome hanging off of that.

The MVB needs an almost vertical mount because the internal ballast will not last if it is too much off vertical.
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Post Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2013 7:59 am   Re: New tank basking lights

Oh ok, thanks ljapa, I am just wanting the pic because I want to see if on the zoo med deep dome, if the bulb stick out of it any. Mega Ray, recommends a 10" on that 160 and if memory serves, the zoo med is 8" deep and 8" wide.
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Post Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2013 8:39 am   Re: New tank basking lights

Starscream wrote:Oh ok, thanks ljapa, I am just wanting the pic because I want to see if on the zoo med deep dome, if the bulb stick out of it any. Mega Ray, recommends a 10" on that 160 and if memory serves, the zoo med is 8" deep and 8" wide.

That's a good point you will be using a 160 Watt bulb that will create a lot of heat.Don't want to burn the house down. Because of the height of your tank and your ceiling height your fixture will be pretty close to your ceiling. This is a fluker 10" deep dome with a bulb close to what the mega ray might look like in it.Edit...I don't know for sure if its a deep dome?
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Post Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2013 8:52 am   Re: New tank basking lights

It doesn't appear to be a deep dome. But that is nice and wide. I am not sure if anyone makes a 10" deep dome though.
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Post Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2013 9:01 am   Re: New tank basking lights

Just found a Fluker sun dome 10 " On amazon its a deep dome. That's not what I have.
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Post Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2013 9:25 am   Re: New tank basking lights

Sweet, I bought it, thank you again.
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Post Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2013 10:22 am   Re: New tank basking lights

Welcome. I like that one also.
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Post Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2013 11:13 am   Re: New tank basking lights

I had seen that one, but never could find any data on it before.
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Post Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 4:39 pm   Re: New tank basking lights

Opps, I ordered the wrong bulb and got the 100 watt instead. Is it a big deal?
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Post Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 7:16 pm   Re: New tank basking lights

You will just need it closer to the ba.
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