greengardenhose
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- Beardie name(s)
- Glenn
Hi guys,
New beardie owner here. We purchased an all-in-one 40 gallon tank kit that came with a 160w Exo-Terra Solar Glo mercury vapor bulb that is supposed to provide uvb and heat without the need for a second basking/heat lamp.
That said, I just checked the temp using an infrared temp gun and the temperatures when scanning my beardie’s basking stone ranged from 69-71.6 degrees. When checking the colder side of the terrarium the temp gun showed a temp of 63 degrees.
The basking stone is about 12 1/2 inches from the bulb. Could my bulb be faulty? Should I buy another? Do you guys recommend mercury vapor bulbs at all or should I gowith the traditional two bluv uvb bulb+heat bulb combo? any other decor recommended?
I’ve attached pix of my super simple set up below along with - pic of the box the bulb came in. Brand recommendations for bulbs welcomed. Thanks!
New beardie owner here. We purchased an all-in-one 40 gallon tank kit that came with a 160w Exo-Terra Solar Glo mercury vapor bulb that is supposed to provide uvb and heat without the need for a second basking/heat lamp.
That said, I just checked the temp using an infrared temp gun and the temperatures when scanning my beardie’s basking stone ranged from 69-71.6 degrees. When checking the colder side of the terrarium the temp gun showed a temp of 63 degrees.
The basking stone is about 12 1/2 inches from the bulb. Could my bulb be faulty? Should I buy another? Do you guys recommend mercury vapor bulbs at all or should I gowith the traditional two bluv uvb bulb+heat bulb combo? any other decor recommended?
I’ve attached pix of my super simple set up below along with - pic of the box the bulb came in. Brand recommendations for bulbs welcomed. Thanks!