Just finished my 6.8' x 3' x 2' enclosure approx. 1 week ago. I'm still working on the optimal lighting and so far the cage has - a 48" (4 ft.) T-8 dual fixture mounted in the back/middle of the cage which houses a 10.0 reptisun and a regular fluorescent "daylight", a 160 watt Zoo Med powersun (The 100 and 160 watt mega rays are both currently on backorder) on one far end, and a 50 watt normal halogen basking light towards the middle to provide an additional basking area and heat source. For night time I have a 75 watt nocturnal infrared heat lamp.
My idea is to have a timer or timers which will allow the lights to come on and off to create a more natural daytime/nighttime cycle where it's brighter/darker at different parts of the day. For example, the normal halogen comes on first, then the powersun, then the daylight/reptisun and in the afternoon/evening they will go off in the opposite order and the heat lamp will turn on at night. I hope this makes sense!
Can anyone recommend a good light timer I can incorporate? Ease of use is definitely a plus.
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