hey all-
my BD ampersand is about five months old and currently housed in a 20L tank. he's using a repti-glo 10.0 for uvb and a 150w basking bulb (i know this is too much, i'm borrowing it till i get paid. it's clamped above the tank very high and i'm watching the tempurature like a hawk till i get the new one.) i have two questions:
1. i want to get a mercury vapor bulb so i no longer have to run two clamp lamps. i was thinking about using the meg-ray one that has been reccomended so much. the question is which watt bulb should i get for my 20L tank?
2. the basking bulb i'm using now says it needs 18" away to work correctly. each bulb that ive gotten has its own requirements on the distance. is this the distance from the ground or the distance to the BD? most mercury vapor bulbs say anywhere from 12"-18". my question is how am i supposed to keep the 90-110 degree basking temp if i have to keep the bulb so far away? btw i'm using a metal top screen if that makes any difference. i guess the answer to this question will have a lot of influence of bulb i get.
the more opinions the better.
thanks
-ross
my BD ampersand is about five months old and currently housed in a 20L tank. he's using a repti-glo 10.0 for uvb and a 150w basking bulb (i know this is too much, i'm borrowing it till i get paid. it's clamped above the tank very high and i'm watching the tempurature like a hawk till i get the new one.) i have two questions:
1. i want to get a mercury vapor bulb so i no longer have to run two clamp lamps. i was thinking about using the meg-ray one that has been reccomended so much. the question is which watt bulb should i get for my 20L tank?
2. the basking bulb i'm using now says it needs 18" away to work correctly. each bulb that ive gotten has its own requirements on the distance. is this the distance from the ground or the distance to the BD? most mercury vapor bulbs say anywhere from 12"-18". my question is how am i supposed to keep the 90-110 degree basking temp if i have to keep the bulb so far away? btw i'm using a metal top screen if that makes any difference. i guess the answer to this question will have a lot of influence of bulb i get.
the more opinions the better.
thanks
-ross