cbudelier
Member
Ok, since I've read all sorts of great things about mvb's here, (and being a pushover for peer pressure ), I splurged and bought Stych a T-Rex 100 watt UV heat bulb and the tall dome fixture for it. I was so excited when the box arrived 3 days early! I set everything up, measured like crazy so he wouldn't be too close...............he won't go near it He promptly started hanging out on the other side of his tank.
He is in a 40 gal. tank (36w x 18d x 16h). I put the mvb on the basking side, and for all the things I've read about how hot these things get, I can't get the temps to go over 102. I could easily get to 115 with my 65 watt halogen bulb.
So, is it something I'm doing wrong, is there something wrong with the bulb (how can you tell?) or is this normal?
I did put a regular light over the other side of the tank to add some brightness, because it was awfully dark with just the MVB.
I would appreciate any advice! I hate to spend this kind of money and have poor results.
Colleen
He is in a 40 gal. tank (36w x 18d x 16h). I put the mvb on the basking side, and for all the things I've read about how hot these things get, I can't get the temps to go over 102. I could easily get to 115 with my 65 watt halogen bulb.
So, is it something I'm doing wrong, is there something wrong with the bulb (how can you tell?) or is this normal?
I did put a regular light over the other side of the tank to add some brightness, because it was awfully dark with just the MVB.
I would appreciate any advice! I hate to spend this kind of money and have poor results.
Colleen