Halogen Basking Light?

[xAnaBooo]

Is this a good candidate for a basking light

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Philips-50-Watt-MR16-Halogen-GU10-TwistLine-Dimmable-Flood-Light-Bulb-3-Pack-415794/202786270

Will I need the 3 pack? I only wanted one but it comes with 3.
Its for a 36x18x18
What would be a good dome for a halogen light like this? I don't want a specific reptile one, just something I can find at home depot or amazon or something.

 

[CooperDragon]

That one will probably produce too narrow of a beam. I'd stick with PAR38 or BR40 (fairly large bulbs). Something like this or the GE version of it should do the trick https://www.homedepot.com/p/Philips...door-Flood-Light-Bulb-2-Pack-466268/205541724 You may need to play around with different wattages to find a good fit for your enclosure. It's good to buy them in 2 or 3 packs so you have a spare on hand. They tend to burn out suddenly.

 

[xAnaBooo]

That one will probably produce too narrow of a beam. I'd stick with PAR38 or BR40 (fairly large bulbs). Something like this or the GE version of it should do the trick https://www.homedepot.com/p/Philips...door-Flood-Light-Bulb-2-Pack-466268/205541724 You may need to play around with different wattages to find a good fit for your enclosure. It's good to buy them in 2 or 3 packs so you have a spare on hand. They tend to burn out suddenly.

That works. I don't know anything about lights. I didn't want the wattage to be too high or too low, so I picked a 50 watt. I could always try to put it on a dimmer. Thank you

 

[CooperDragon]

The wattages are something that you'll have to test out. They produce different results in different tanks but once you find one that produces proper temps you can stick with it. I suggest trying to get pretty close with just the wattage and height and then fine tune it with a dimmer because you don't want to cut power/brightness by much. There are 65 and 70w versions of those bigger halogens that might do the trick in your setup too.