Thanks guys,I appreciate your input. I actually had the three in a 55 gal. up until very recently. I had bearded dragons in the 125. There were origionally four dragons and that gave them alot of running room over the years but were down to two dragons that are older and spend the majority of time basking. As the black rat had broken the 7' mark I figured it'd be best to let him and his tank mates stretch out. Funny thing is that they seem to prowl in shifts, only one out at a time unless I've started feeding then everyones out.
All my tanks have heat tape but I wasn't planning on using it anymore with the big tank. The rats didn't need the heat that the dragons do and every things been moved into a newly built reptile room which is heated maintaining it in the mid seventies. I only create a warmer spot in one end to give the snake the ability to thermo regulate as needed.
Do the beauties need it cooler or is 72-75 good?
My mandarins arn't heated with the tape and are on the bottom shelf of my racks. This seems to be the ticket for them.
The 125 is the biggest tank I have and figured it'd be the only option for a Beauty that size.(?)
Mike.

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