My first setup

[Mstuppiello921]

Ax

I can't thank you enough for all the evidence and help you have given me! Its greatly appreciated. What I have noticed after a couple of days cruising around the forum is that a lot of the husbandry comes down to personal preference. There is a guideline set of basic rules, but then after that it seems that everyone figures out what they enjoy best for their needs/snakes.


Stupp

[Ax01]

Ax

I can't thank you enough for all the evidence and help you have given me! Its greatly appreciated. What I have noticed after a couple of days cruising around the forum is that a lot of the husbandry comes down to personal preference. There is a guideline set of basic rules, but then after that it seems that everyone figures out what they enjoy best for their needs/snakes.


Stupp

husbandry boils down to proper temps and humidity (and enclosure). we tend to use proven best practice, but how u get the proper temps and humidity is a matter of preference. get husbandry right and u will have a happy snake that eats, sheds and grows.

[Mstuppiello921]

Just an update everyone.....I decided on the substrate I am going to use. I decided against a loose substrate altogether because of the possibility of mites and swallowing concerns. The only thing I had against unprinted newspaper was that it was white and looked unnatural. After some searching I found Kraft paper! All the easy of unprinted news paper but brown so it looks more realistic!

[EWC88]

OP, I can't wait to see your setup, as I am looking at getting a T8 myself real soon. Did you get any vent hole cut outs? I wasn't sure if I should or not so would like to see what you are doing. Second question I have is, what LEDs did you go with? I wanted to do LEDs for my T8 because I like the nice crisp blue/white look for day, but wanted a low moonlight affect at night (I also do SW tanks and my light systems have the built in moonlights and I love the low moonlight it gives off). I always see people use just blue LEDs for the moonlight but it's kinda bright and this is a tank in a bedroom so I wanted it not to bright. Any input I appreciate!

[Mstuppiello921]

Ewc88

All of the AP t8 enclosures come with vents in the back and sides. I did not get any addition vents as Ali from ap said it wasn't necessary. BTW Ali from AP is one of the best customer service people I have EVER encountered, EVER! I had the same questions about the led lights as well. I went with the white lights. They are a brighter pure white. If your looking for that blue/white light, you should go with the blue leds from AP. If your looking for the moonlight affect that you would say find on a biocube, you would have to retro fix them as AP does not sell or install those color lights. Thank alot for dropping by my thread!!

-Stupp

[treaux]

These are the LEDs I have (essentially): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01461MJYS

They are multi-color and attach with adhesive, though I used Loctite Power Grab to really secure them because my snake kept pulling them down.

As for substrate, I am using paper towels for now, but plan on ordering dimpled kraft paper as well. The dimpled is nice because it adds some texture. You can get a huge roll that's 2' wide, making it easy to just use one strip of it in a T8. I also found it on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001LN9MS6 and this to hold the roll: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004MDLZK0

[Mstuppiello921]

Absolutely agree with your on the dimple kraft paper. The texture was another reason I was sold on it. Thanks for the link....gotta love amazon right!

-Stupp

[EWC88]

Does that light setup have a low color moonlight effect? I've seen people use them in FW tanks and they are pretty bright in some colors but never see all the colors options.

[treaux]

Does that light setup have a low color moonlight effect? I've seen people use them in FW tanks and they are pretty bright in some colors but never see all the colors options.

I'm not sure as my LED kit doesn't have as many colors as the one I linked. I'm not sure what color a "low moonlight effect" is, but it seems that with the range of colors shown there and being able to control the brightness, you should be able to achieve it.

[Mstuppiello921]

Does that light setup have a low color moonlight effect? I've seen people use them in FW tanks and they are pretty bright in some colors but never see all the colors options.

Another thing you can do it apply a tint film over a blue led. Any major car company (lumix is the best in my opinion) that does tail light tint film will work. They have all different shades of darkest and you can find the best match for the color output you want.

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