Basking light question

[Garrett86]

Hey I have my bearded dragon in a 40 gal breeder tank. I have been using a 75 watt bright white as his basking spot in his 30 gal and it kept temps up where they needed to be...His temps in the 40 gal setup is at 92 at the upper gradient of the hammock area. What watt of bulb do most of you use in a 40 gal setup to get your warm side and temp gradient to be proper? I need to run to the store and get a ceramic heat bulb for nights so I'd like to get them in one trip I read through the newbie guide and know the different effects between incandescent and bright white w/ 3000+k rating but no discussion on watts that most people find to be effective per tank size.


Sorry that seems redundant and rant-like. But thanks for any input

 

[Garrett86]

I just found a thread in "enclosure" which is where all the basking questions are I discovered . Some one states they lived in AZ with a 40gal setup and uses a 175watt light and gets 106-108 on his basking spot so living in SoCal I think that may be a good way to go...

 

[Garrett86]

decided to go with a 150 and it is doing the trick. 106-108 after an hour or so of being on. Problem solved.