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Can one bulb heat an entire 6x2x3 enclosure?

buccaneer

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It’ll be 180x60x80cm, or roughly 6x2x3ft and PVC. I’ll use Arcadia for UVB, but I’m unsure about heating.

Here’s a picture of what the enclosure will look like(slightly different dimensions and without the pole, but you get the idea). The red bulb in the corner is where the heat lamp will be.
I’m concerned that one bulb won’t be enough to heat the entire enclosure, but I also don’t want to drill holes to have another bulb. There will be a heat panel in my boas enclosure that the beardies enclosure will sit on, so that’ll bring up the ambient temp a bit(the panel will be running 24/7 at 32-36C). My room sits around 19-20C.

Do you think one bulb will be enough? What bulb do you guys recommend?

Btw, sorry for posting a lot- I just want to make sure I’m doing everything right before I bring the beardie home hahah.
 

Skybug

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Maybe if it was a 150 watt, but that is a huge enclosure, as long as the rest of the enclosure isnt below 75 one bulb may work.
 

Sadie

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Maybe if it was a 150 watt, but that is a huge enclosure, as long as the rest of the enclosure isnt below 75 one bulb may work.
You want 3 temps in the tank basking 95-100 for adult / juvie that tank is too big for a baby-- 90's middle of tank and a cool side of 80's- I would offer 2 basking areas one w/ a UVB and one w/ mid tank 90's- dragons like floor space more than height- depending on where you put the UVB a Arcadia 14% can be used but the height must be 17-18 inches - a regular T 5 like Arcadia 12% is 12-15 inches those must be directly over the basking decor- as far as heat it's going to be trial and error w/ bulbs--- heat bulbs should be no closer than 6"-- make sure your getting a temp w/ a digital probe thermometer placed on the spot where he sits
 

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