Confused with lighting when converting to tall tank!?

[Mork and Mindy]

Hi guys,

I really love looking at all your posts, showing how to convert a long tank into a tall tank. I am really excited to try this but Im confused....

How do you manage the lighting? I have noticed on some pics that the light is resting on the glass at the top of the tank. Wont this hurt the frogs or am I just being really thick here?

I currently have mesh at the top of my tank and my Grays think nothing of jumping up at it and seeing if they can hang on. Im just worried that if the light is heating the glass could my frogs get burnt? Can they even hang on upside down?

I love my tank the way it is now but I do think that Mork and Mindy (the Grays) will have a much better time in a taller tank, along with their tankmate Arnie Anole (he did have a mate but he literally DID hump her to death! poor lass )

Here is a pic of what the tank looks like now


I do have to have a basking light for Archie so Im now thinking that a vertical tank with glass top might not be an option (as thinking about it the actual light for the tank wont be a hot one will it.....arrrrrgh im so confused!)

Please, has someone got some advice? Maybe I could just do a background build with it the way it is, that way the frogs will have a lot more places to hide and explore, add vines and maybe a little stream leading down to a pond area?

Also, (sorry lol) the top of this tank has no lip, the lid just sits on top. So I made a make-shift mesh from strong wire covered in small mesh. This is sandwiched between the glass of the tank and the lid. The lid houses the fluorescent lighting which is the correct one, but it just seems really bright in there. Has anyone got any tips and step by step instructions (cos Im a girl ) on how to maybe build a lid to fit the tank that will stay on, probably not all mesh either has humidity would be lost, and how to light it? Im sooooooo confused lol