Quote Originally Posted by Munizfire View Post
Hey folks!

I just 'ordered' a new BP since the guy who bought Volvagia didn't want to give her up (I understand him, she's great ), and I'm waiting until I move to my new apartment to bring my new 'toy' in (forumite Dracovolans, who bought him for me in Tinley, will be taking great care of him in the meanwhile; thanks bro! ).

Anyways, since this apartment is going to be fancier, I thought a fancier tank is in order and I was wondering what's the consensus on 'waterfalls' inside BP tanks? My plan so far is to set up a tank with probably aspen shavings or Sani-chips (have tried both before with great humidity results), a soft blue/red LED strip for 'night-light', a pair of hides, a bit of decor and a 'waterfall' that serves as a water dish and as nice décor at the same time.

My plan on the waterfall is to design it so that I can completely remove it from the tank to do throughout cleaning when I have to, and I'm thinking of placing it in the center back of the tank, to avoid 'condensation' in the side walls of said tank, yet creating a 'pool' with higher edges to avoid too much water from getting to the substrate. Oh, and not a big jump of water to prevent splashes and stuff.

Another question is about the LEDs. In another thread it seemed clear that blue and/or red LEDs would be safe to use as a Night-light to be left on 24/7 or at least all night long. Now, what would a 'safe' Candela rating be, so that the light coming of the LED strip won't stress this bad boy out? Would 3k mcd be too much?

About UTHs, I used a Zoo-Med Repti-therm UTH controlled by a Hydrofarm tstat with great results, but I keep hearing that those are kinda crappy. So now I'm debating between getting another of those (due to good experience), an Ultratherm or a Flexwatt (both from Reptile Basics). Suggestions?

Thanks
Id put the leds on a dimmer so you can set the level so if the snake dose not like it you can lower the light with out replacing the leds. As far as the water fall moving water evaps quicker and may give you a lot of humidity but the water moving keeps it fresher. In my garter snakes tank I had a water river flowing down the center I used 1" pvc pipe and cut it half had it go down to a bowl I had put in the bedding and was pumped back up to the top of the pvc under the bed.