lighting situation

[baneakira]

I have a reptisun 10.0 UVB coil light in a dome lamp on the cool side, ZooMed 150W basking spot light in the basking area....it is a 30 gal tank and its about 100-110 degrees in the tank under the basking area and in the high 80's on the cool side of the tank...is this too much light and should I turn one off at night time or do they both stay on all the time....i'm afraid if i turn one off for like "bed time" that it'll get too cold in there by the morning? what should I do?

 

[nair88]

well, first of all, you will want to get rid of the reptisun coil bulb and replace it with a reptisun 10.0 tube. the coil bulbs have been know to cause problems. second of all, all lights should be turned off at night. bearded dragons need darkness, and a cool off period to be able to sleep properly. you don't need to worry about heating the tank at night unless it gets below 65*. if it does get colder than that at night, you will want to get a ceramic heat emitter which gives off heat but no light.