humidity/glass/basking lamps oh my!

[PeaJay]

Jeeze....Ok, well I have an 18x18x24 Exo-Terra, planted with the exo-terra dual bulb (compact flourescent) and a pair of gold dust geckos. I recently added a 75w basking lamp with which i removed a cover from half of the screen top so that it could penetrate into the tank correctly. So of course, you add air flow and heat and you will loose humidity and thats exactly what happened. Dropped from 75% to almost 30% in not even a full day. So now im struggling to keep the humidity and a basking lamp on this tank. I have a waterfall and an added water dish full of water and moss and it's still no use...misting is just a laughing matter.
I'd like to add glass or something to the top of this tank to help but how? I know glass blocks uv rays so I can't use it under my compacts, I suppose i could use it (or a form of plexiglass) under the heat lamp (it will not sit directly on the glass/plexi) but isn't that going to take away some of the head/uv rays from the basking lamp?
I don't know what to do, I feel like I can't win
What techniques are some of you using to keep your lighting and humidity?

[beckdg]

a short uv flourescent bulb INSIDE the viv and closing in that glass will cure your problems... if you have to silicone the uv fixture in place making sure to not glue anything you need to remove to replace the bulbs.

if you are not ok with that construct something to put your uv in to set above your screen and keep in the moisture... glass, plexi, acrylic or sealed wood will work fine. a full hood will look more uniform and make it easy to hide equipment.

[PeaJay]

Oo
I can honestly say i kicked myself for not thinking of that, especially after allllll the aquarium's i've had.
Thank you so much!
Now....constructing should be interesting

[beckdg]

you may need to kick harder next time... apparently last time didn't work so well... as in i know the feeling... lol