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Just a few pics of my new table for my juvenile leos. The table is made of 3" and 4" poplar with a 3/4" maple floor and back. It is 34" deep by 68" long by 14" tall. The outer two lights are 18" ReptiSun tubes, one a 5.0 and the other a 10.0. The center one is simply a warm white tube. There are 6, 100 watt CHEs surrounding the perimeter, and the cypress mulch substrate on the left side has a heat cable routed underneath it, connected to a thermostat. The right side two CHEs are on a thermostat together. The other four CHEs are all fed off another thermostat. The right side substrate is EcoEarth. Plenty of room, lots of different areas to explore, and several hides.
Previous to constructing this table I had been using a 40 gallon breeder tank. I'd say this is a step up! The room it sits in gets a little cool in winter, but I've got plenty of heat for it and can maintain temps from ambient (~65 degrees F in winter) all the way up to 110 degrees F at my desire. Of course, I don't keep it that warm, the warmest area is about 96 degrees F directly underneath the warmer CHEs on the right side, while the left side sits at about 80 degrees F. This next spring I'm going to build something similar for my pancakes! Why the plexiglass top? Three reasons. First to keep my cats from grabbing and killing the torts. Secondly, to keep said felines from using the table as a litter box. Lastly, to help keep the humidity up.
Alan
Previous to constructing this table I had been using a 40 gallon breeder tank. I'd say this is a step up! The room it sits in gets a little cool in winter, but I've got plenty of heat for it and can maintain temps from ambient (~65 degrees F in winter) all the way up to 110 degrees F at my desire. Of course, I don't keep it that warm, the warmest area is about 96 degrees F directly underneath the warmer CHEs on the right side, while the left side sits at about 80 degrees F. This next spring I'm going to build something similar for my pancakes! Why the plexiglass top? Three reasons. First to keep my cats from grabbing and killing the torts. Secondly, to keep said felines from using the table as a litter box. Lastly, to help keep the humidity up.
Alan
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