Mod-ing a fish tank for crested gecko

[LadyBug]

okay, update time!
finally got the hood and dome moded. cut a hole in the access panel, 3in w x 5in l and siliconed the screen on. left that for 4+ days; mean while i glued a plastic/rubber ring to the bottom of the dome since i realized the grow-bulb was sticking out about 1/2-3/4in past the edge of the hood. once the glue was dry i primed and painted the whole thing black and it turned out really well.
so it finally started to come together with the first round of mods, put the freshly re-potted(switched to terra-cotta for aesthetic reasons-jo-anns has a huge selection of sizes ) pothos cutting and syngonium podophyllum nephthytis "maria"(turns out it's safe) in, let Lexi back in and turn on the light.....all is well. or not! after 10 minutes there's small popping noises and when investigated.....the light was melting the plastic! thinking i'll have to switch to a CFL after all-what is the minimum watts i need?

[beckdg]

sorry, seems this has been neglected for quite some time. i think whatever watt cfl you choose will be fine. a 27 will give more light for the plant while a 10 won't be so bright for the gecko. neither is a bad choice though i don't think.

[LadyBug]

Originally Posted by beckdg

sorry, seems this has been neglected for quite some time. i think whatever watt cfl you choose will be fine. a 27 will give more light for the plant while a 10 won't be so bright for the gecko. neither is a bad choice though i don't think.

thanks! and no problem, between thanksgiving, christmas and my grandma(who lives less than an hour away) being in and out of the hospital the whole holiday season, i haven't have time(or help from grandpa!) to work on it any way!