Please advice of ceramic heating and light questions

[alkemisten3]

Alright, so degrees are lowering extremely here , and as I have posted before - the temps in the terrarium had gone down to 55F/13C in the night!!
Now temps. are quite stable and around 65-68 F / C in night, but it might drop any day. For now I am using electric element, but I am now looking for a long term solution.

Therefore, I am planning on buying a ceramic heat bulb per recommendations.
Questions are:
I have a 75 gallon (110 cm * 50 cm * 50 cm) large glass terrarium with openings at the top for air...
What kind of thermostats, cheap but good, can you recommend?
Should I use the ceramic heater on the cool or warm side of the tank?
How many degrees is it good to keep the ceramic heater on approx for night time?
How many watts do you reckon I would need I have possibility of 75 W or 100 W?

I am really tired of the temperature differences under my 100 W basking light, and wonder how I can find a solution to provide heat only or partly by the ceramic heat emitter for basking (as well as visible light with no heat for vision)... I mean, temps go from 90F/32C - 130 F/55C under the basking light depending on the day(!!).
Have I understood correctly that I would be able to get a ceramic heat emitter with a "dimmer thermostat" and put it to a certain degree in the day (for constant good basking temp.) to go down to a nice cosy 70F / 21C in the night perhaps?

Another question is:
I have a 36 inch 10.0 reptisun for my beardie, I know this should be approx. 6-8 inches from her when she basks - I have a half decent reflector to go with this, can I make the distance larger then?

Thanks a lot beardie lover! :wink:

 

[alkemisten3]

Bumping a little

 

[Livey]

If i believe correctly you canrt use dimmers with ceramics, thats why we had to swap..
I use the living earth ones
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HABISTAT-PULSE-PROPORTIONAL-Reptile-Thermostat-Vivarium-/120552201366?pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Reptiles_Spiders_Insects&hash=item1c11789c96#ht_1080wt_1139
( I found this one good, in Nus viv it stays constant but Tiny`s im constantly fiddling with it to get it right)

And The gekozone habistat is very Accurate
http://www.gekozone.co.uk/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=26&category_id=5&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=53
( Very accurate! Only problem is its not a probe thermometer but its still extremely accurate!(tested) And you have to turn it up and down manually at night and in the morning )

I power my vivs off a 250w Ceramic 24/7
I changed my viv completely after i got sick of the temps in the day changing...
This is my set up and its very good i think 8)
..
Its controlled by the Pulse proportionate habitat ( you NEED a habitat with a big heater)
Obviously i have my UVB and a little 50 w bulb to create light...
And with the Living earth habistat its connected to the timer, so when the lights go off the habistat will switch down to night temps( i keep at 75-80 )
SO i never EVER touch Nu`s lights..

 

[alkemisten3]

How big is your viv?
Do I understand it correctly that you use 2 different types of thermostats?
Also, I still wonder if it is a possibility to use basically ceramic heating in a constant temperature for basking and in some way get it down to a pleasant 21 C degrees in night, so that I do not need to worry that basking goes way too high? ... I think I have seen this in other terrariums, people use ceramic for basking and provides several clear bulbs (which gives no heat! - such as the excellent energy saver bulbs)...

Is this possible or not is my question?
What kind of bulbs would be most suitable as regarding light, daylight bulbs , energy savers?
I also wonder if 6-8 inches is a good distance from my 10.0 reptisun WITH or WITHOUT half decent reflector?

Thanks !
Thanks a lot!

 

[Livey]

How big is your viv?
Do I understand it correctly that you use 2 different types of thermostats?
Also, I still wonder if it is a possibility to use basically ceramic heating in a constant temperature for basking and in some way get it down to a pleasant 21 C degrees in night, so that I do not need to worry that basking goes way too high? ... I think I have seen this in other terrariums, people use ceramic for basking and provides several clear bulbs (which gives no heat! - such as the excellent energy saver bulbs)...

Is this possible or not is my question?
What kind of bulbs would be most suitable as regarding light, daylight bulbs , energy savers?
I also wonder if 6-8 inches is a good distance from my 10.0 reptisun WITH or WITHOUT half decent reflector?

Thanks !
Thanks a lot!

There both 4 ft long and i dont use both habistats on each viv, you really have to decide which one,
The `Living earth ` habistat will turn down automatically every night ( you set the night time temp your self)
I dident really understand the bit i high lighted in red?
I use a simple 50 w, it does give off some heat, but you can use any type of bulb, because its not the main heat source..

x

 

[alkemisten3]

Regarding the part highlighted in Red, I will specify myself.
Try to express it more clear.
Can I use a ceramic heat emitter INSTEAD of a basking light bulb of (as in my case 100W), and to still provide a light source - use a lets say 17W energy saving bulb for excellent vision as well?

 

[alkemisten3]

Bumping.
Buying ceramic heat emitter today.
Questions are still; Best to use for basking/warm side/middle of terrarium or cool end of terrarium?

Many thanks!