They run hotter I believe -- I dont use them so I am not exactly sure what kind of temp your going to get --- watch your temps---
Yes omg.... SO HOT its currently as high as it can go. 194.5 DEGREES is what it was at. Now 112. but it has like a direct spot where it gets rlly hot. I dont like it hopefully over time the heat goes down
You do not want to wait for it to go down -- you dont want temps over 110- my suggestion either raise the halogen up -- halogens focus on one spot -- the regular basking bulbs shine outward not just downward like the halogen --
I made the bulb go as high as my stand will allow it. It reads 120.....
too hot get a lower wattage halogen or back to a regular bright white basking bulb -- I had the same issue long ago but I had mine on the screen and it was over 200 -- I went back to the regular basking bulbs -- I didnt want to dink around w/a stand etc
You can get a 75 watt -- do you have a another dome you can run two basking bulbs next to one another just watch your temps -- its going to be trial and error w/ the bulbs to get the temp you want
Will a 50W or 75W be to cold? I can lower the bulb super far into the tank
Yes if you can lower it the temp will go up just make sure you are watch your temps and getting them w/ the digital probe thermometer
Yes that will work make sure the dome is of correct wattage for the bulb --
How do i do that?
Look inside the dome itself it will tell you the wattage it can hold
then its good for a bulb up to 150
