VioletEclair
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Hello hello!
My name is Violet, I’ll be getting my first ever beardie on Tuesday! I’ve been researching for a couple of years now. This week I did the tank setup, I have a 40 gallon breeder tank. I got the tube UVB bulb and had my husband jerryrig it into the tank (he attached it to the screen top). Anywho, my biggest issue right now is the heating of my tank! I’ve tried a 75 watt bulb, the basking area only rose to about 85 degrees on the hot side, and 70 degrees on the cool side. I then went and got an 100 Watt bulb yesterday thinking it would fix my problem but the hot side only increased to 95 degrees and the cool side around 80 degrees. Do you all think I should increase it to 150 Watt bulb? I’m not sure what to do at this point but I want to make sure everything is good to go before my little guy gets here next week. Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
My name is Violet, I’ll be getting my first ever beardie on Tuesday! I’ve been researching for a couple of years now. This week I did the tank setup, I have a 40 gallon breeder tank. I got the tube UVB bulb and had my husband jerryrig it into the tank (he attached it to the screen top). Anywho, my biggest issue right now is the heating of my tank! I’ve tried a 75 watt bulb, the basking area only rose to about 85 degrees on the hot side, and 70 degrees on the cool side. I then went and got an 100 Watt bulb yesterday thinking it would fix my problem but the hot side only increased to 95 degrees and the cool side around 80 degrees. Do you all think I should increase it to 150 Watt bulb? I’m not sure what to do at this point but I want to make sure everything is good to go before my little guy gets here next week. Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!