75w or 90w for halogen flood on 40gallon?

[Dawnzy]

Right now i'm using a zoo med basking spot light 150 watts and Dawnzi has to be within two inches of it to get the 105-108 degee temp. too frustrating to prop things up to get him that high so i'm gonna have to experiment with halogen flood lights. been researching online but was reading that spot flood can burn since it's heat is localized in one area. i want to bring the basking spot to 6 inches or so under the light not an inch or two underneath it as it is now. it's ridiculous that the 150 watt bulb doesn't produce enough heat to go down any further. i saw this light at Target last night but i'm guessing it might be too much wattage. not sure though. i was reading some people use a 50 watt or a 75 watt depending on their viv size and basking spot. i have a 40 gallon breeder. do i have to use the indoor type? i also saw a special heat flood at Ace but that might not be appropriate. do i just have to buy a couple floods and see which works the best? oh and does the lumens have to be over 1000 like this one below for the right amount of light?

 

[Dawnzy]

this is the other bulb i saw. never heard of them sticking a halogen in a normal bulb casing though.

 

[LittleRob]

WOW, that regular bulb is not the best at least in my experiance with tyring them. There must be something wrong with that bulb. Like it might be a 60watt for example someone might have pulled a switch a roo or something. I have a 100w same brand in a 40 gallon and its temps are 110 at the basking site. And its about10 or 11 inches away. Have used a 75 with good success and a 90. Even tried one of those heat lamps they sell but returned it becuz it was a infrared light.

 

[Dawnzy]

so you use a GE 100 halogen flood light then similar to the first pic i had here? i'll probably end up picking one up come payday on friday and see how it works.