So yesterday I got my beardie a 90-gallon custom wood tank and we are having some trouble with the lighting. We tried a 100 watt and it was too much ( 110° degrees +), she was hiding so we removed it. Now we are trying at 75 watts but it's only) 96.5° degrees. Is there any way to find a happy medium?
If it helps she is 6 yrs old.
She has a reptisun T10 10.0 UVB tube light so she is good on that front.
Below are pics of the tank (more hiding stuff etc is to be added)
Is there any way to suspend the light or does it have to be where it is? I recently built a new viv for mine and spent a bit of time with the IR gun trying different cord lengths as I am suspending my basking light from hooks on the underside. In my setup, there's a significant air gap between the lamp and the 'ceiling', so I'm not worried it may get too hot & start a fire above it, but that'd be something to consider if the lamp ended up real close to the underside.
no i have no way to suspend it, its right against the wood but doesnt seem to be causeing any problems burning wise. we just need to get the tank a little hotter
You could try a higher wattage bulb (halogen or incandescent) and connect it to a dimmer switch or dimming thermostat. That way if you can get close with the wattage you can fine tune the temps a bit by dimming slightly if needed.