Redfoot Indoor UVB light positioning question.

[Totoboo]

Hello fellow tortoise keepers!
I am wondering if the placement of my UVB light (arcadia proT5) in the back of the enclosure should provide sufficient lighting/UVB exposure for Toto who is a 2yo redfoot? The light already comes with reflectors so whilst it's concentrated at the posterior end of the enclosure (which I could arrange as his primary eating/soaking area), I think it should reach some to the anterior part?
Ideally I would have placed the UVB light in the center but the heating panel (the black panel currently tied to the top screen; from Reptile Basics) is large and won't fit in another spot without becoming super creative with fixing it securely.
If my UVB light placement is not good, potentially I could put the heating element on top of the enclosure screen, however I was planning on covering that top mesh with a silicone mat (to retain humidity)...

Thank you in advance for recommendations and suggestions, this community has always been so helpful and I truly appreciate all of you!

 

[Alex and the Redfoot]

I would move heat panel and UVB fixture closer to the front (it seems, there is a gap of 2-3 inches).
Given the length of the tube, there should be enough UVB exposure. Is it 6% or 12% lamp?

 

[Totoboo]

I would move heat panel and UVB fixture closer to the front (it seems, there is a gap of 2-3 inches).
Given the length of the tube, there should be enough UVB exposure. Is it 6% or 12% lamp?

It's a 12% (about 19inches high from substrate). I see what you mean about moving the heat panel and uvb front; I hadn't done that initially as concerned that weight of the two objects would be too heavy for the screen. Certainly can try to look into it again and macgyver a way to secure it to the main ceiling. Thank you for your suggestion!

 

[Alex and the Redfoot]

It's a 12% (about 19inches high from substrate). I see what you mean about moving the heat panel and uvb front; I hadn't done that initially as concerned that weight of the two objects would be too heavy for the screen. Certainly can try to look into it again and macgyver a way to secure it to the main ceiling. Thank you for your suggestion!

It depends on mesh thickness. You know better if it can sustain the weight (I can only guess by photo).

At the height of 19" Arcadia ProT5 kits have 8" wide area of strong UV and 19" area of weaker, but still meaningful output. When it's placed near the wall, this area is obviously halved to 4.5" and 9.5"). So moving the fixture 2-3 inches from the wall will make a difference.

 

[Totoboo]

It depends on mesh thickness. You know better if it can sustain the weight (I can only guess by photo).

At the height of 19" Arcadia ProT5 kits have 8" wide area of strong UV and 19" area of weaker, but still meaningful output. When it's placed near the wall, this area is obviously halved to 4.5" and 9.5"). So moving the fixture 2-3 inches from the wall will make a difference.

This is super helpful information. Maybe I'll do a trial and see how it works, or change to a smaller/lighter heat panel. Thank you for your insight!