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I never really bothered worrying about cool side either. I just wanted to make sure that the air temps I'm getting throughout my enclosure just to keep surface temp in basking site warm enough were ok. Wasn't sure if temp gradiant of 90 on warm side to 80 on cool side were to warm or not. Air...

awsome !!! finally !!! thank you for all the help and suggestions

Ok I have been fine tuning my dimmer and basking bulb and have finally got my basking temp where I want it surface temp of 100. Now My question is about ambient air temps. My air temps are 90 on the hot end around basking site, 85 in middle of enclosure and 80 on the cool side. Are these temps...

She wasn't quite sure what to think at first. She kept climbing up on her branch and jumping at the walls. It was like she believed the background was real and she was trying to climb the mountains and trees. LOL But after awhile she seemed to settle down

Here are a couple of pics of the completed upgrade. Her tank now looks just like her big brothers and is equipped with the new Arcadia Lumenize ProT5 and Lumenize Jungle Dawn LED bar. Was just all plain white inside before

As I mentioned before I think I'm just going to go back to the ol dimmer switch and timer

He has plenty of room to move closer and away from basking spot. TBH this guy really has never been fond of higher temps. Ive had him for almost 15 years and he really never has sat right under basking bulb even when I was able to maintain a consistant 95-100 basking temp. He seems to prefer a...

was thinking that to but probe is about as close to basking spot as I can get it

Only thing I can think of is ditch the thermostat and go with a regular dimmer switch and timer. I was trying to avoid the instant on and off of the bulb that's why I went to a thermostat set to dimming.

Without thermostat it gets way to hot. I really don't know what else to do. Ive even tried a 50 watt and 75 watt and still gets to hot not running with a thermostat

I wish you I could still buy regular household halogen bulbs. With those I had no problems at all maintaining basking temp. Was holding 95-100 all day without a thermostat

I have tried that and getting same results.Placed probe on decor until basking temp was targeted. Checked temp on thermostat at that time and set it for that. He is almost 15 years old. He recently had a vet appt for an eye issue and the vet told me to shoot for 100-105 when she was asking about...

I have recently noticed that I am not maintaining a consistent basking temp throughtout the day. I am currently using a 100 watt Arcadia Halogen flood basking bulb set with a Herpstat 2 thermostat. I am trying to maintain a temp of 100-105 in basking area but have noticed once enclosure reaches...

I am planning on totally upgrading my beardies 4x2x2 enclosure with all new lights and background which will require a total dismantle of enclosure. I am just wondering if she will be ok for a couple hours without heat and uvb while I do my upgrades