Please help me - can’t get tank hot enough

[haleyking]

I’m struggling with getting my bearded dragons tank hot enough. On the top are his 150w basking bulb and 100w Che. Inside is his Arcadia 12 t5 uvb tube and LED tube for extra light. These are the readings are my probes and thermometers. I can’t put the basking and CHE lights inside because then I’ll have to move his basking spot lower which will put him too far away from his UVB. I’ve had the CHE for maybe 2 years. Do they lose their efficiency after so long? The basking bulb is brand new. It’s Exo Terra brand. The CHE is Thrive brand. The probe thermometers are Zoo Med and the regular thermometers/hygrometers are Flukers. Which the hygrometer part isn’t even working for some reason. Please help me get this guy warmed up.

 

[Claudiusx]

The probe on the basking side, place that probe end directly where your dragon basks, and let it sit there for 15 minutes. If you need to remove your dragon for this 15 minutes you should do so to prevent him from messing with the probe.

After 15 minutes, look at what the probe is reading. Some of those basking bulbs are very directional, and concentrate an intense beam of heat directly under the bulb, but not so much off to the side of it. See what the temperature is directly under the bulb, or where your dragon basks. The dome you are using plays a role too. Your dome is also concentrating the heat into a small area, unlike some of the other dome types that "fan" it out a bit more.

Once you do that, update us and we will help you adjust.

-Brandon

 

[KarrieRee]

I’m struggling with getting my bearded dragons tank hot enough. On the top are his 150w basking bulb and 100w Che. Inside is his Arcadia 12 t5 uvb tube and LED tube for extra light. These are the readings are my probes and thermometers. I can’t put the basking and CHE lights inside because then I’ll have to move his basking spot lower which will put him too far away from his UVB. I’ve had the CHE for maybe 2 years. Do they lose their efficiency after so long? The basking bulb is brand new. It’s Exo Terra brand. The CHE is Thrive brand. The probe thermometers are Zoo Med and the regular thermometers/hygrometers are Flukers. Which the hygrometer part isn’t even working for some reason. Please help me get this guy warmed up.

Please move the probe to where hes sitting under the basking bulb- get temp --- you only need one UVB and it can sit on top of the screen since your screen is a wide hole type 8-10 inches- the UVB on the back wall isnt doing much good being placed there - he needs to be able to sit directly under it for top of screen 8-10 inches -- inside the tank 12-15 ---- if your finding the temps are not hot enough w/ the basking bulb you can replace the CHE w/ another lower wattage bulb like 75 w then get your temps -- the probe on the cool side needs to be up higher its on the floor behind something temp is going to be incorrect - please move it up so your getting a ambient temp -- please get a digital probe hygrometer Zoo Med makes just hygrometers Exo Terra Digital Hygrometer | Dubia.com place on the center back wall of your tank -- as far as the CHE losing intensity I am not sure I know they last a long time I have had mine for years they are Zoo Meds but I only use mine during the winter when needed - they keep my tanks around 70 in the winter -- if you need to test it leave it on overnight and then check your temps in the morning before you turn lights on --