help on heating

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tazmybd

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hi all, just purchased a 75 gallon for my bd, and was just wanting to know what watt bulb should i use, i plan on going with a 100 watt zoo med basking spot lamp on one side and a 50 watt on the other, and i am also going to use a 48in repti sun, is this going to be strong enough, the pet shop told me i am probaly going to need the 150 watt, but that bulb is so big that is does not fit into the dome fixture's i have. thank you for any help
 

zimbabwepegasus

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How many bulbs & what wattage you are going to need will depend on the ambiant heat in your house.

If you don't want to shell out for the reptile basking bulbs, you can use household bulbs (just not the energy saving kind!). They will produce heat just fine.
A standard household produces less heat than a reptile basking bulb and a halogen bulb (looks like a floodlight) produces more heat than a reptile basking bulb. I have found it well worth my while to shell out a little extra on a dome lid with a dimmer so that I can adjust the heat bulb to the strength I need.

I would try a 100w halogen first if I were you, but it's true that you might need more heat.... just depends on what you keep your house at, etc.
 

tazmybd

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ok, thanks for the info, you were very helpful, i am going to home depot today to get a flood light with a dimmer and 100 watt halogen light and hope that gives my bd the heat that he need's
 
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