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11-11-03, 06:52 AM
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Light Question
I was at the mall yesterday and the petshop had like 20 different bulbs..... There were various wattages and then some that were like infrared, noctural, and complete day. I figured the nocturnal would be best as leo's are nocturnal  If I have a 20 gallon tank how many watts should the bulb be and what kind??
Any imput would be great
Thanks,
Ixidor :grab:
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11-11-03, 07:23 AM
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Hey,
I would go with a 75 watt bulb, max 100 watt. But just a tip that herp depot has light bulbs just as good for a lot cheeper in red blue etc.
Hope this can help
Kristen
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11-11-03, 08:28 AM
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yeah red, blue, black (make sure it protects from uv), and those bulbs that dont produce any light.. all of those wont disturb your gecko's nocturnal habits. u may wanna get something a lil more powerful seeing that's it's winter right now.
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11-11-03, 08:47 AM
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I use a 100 watt daytime bulb and a 25 watt niht bulb in my set up I find it keeps realistic temps to there natural envoirment
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11-11-03, 10:06 AM
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on a 20 gallon terrarium, the most i have every used was 60 watts. particularly since i also use an under tank heat pad. i think 100 watts is too high for such a small terrarium. i have used white bulbs, for normal leo's. for albino's i always use red.
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11-11-03, 10:18 AM
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yes 100 watt is to high but my geckos are in a 4x2x2 enclosure
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11-11-03, 10:36 AM
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as long as u have an in tank thermometer for both sides of your tank u should be able to decide which bulb works for u. another factor is the diameter of your heat lamp.
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11-12-03, 04:31 AM
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well it's a tough call really,depends on the temperture of the room it will be in,if the room is always warm i'd go with a 50-60 watt bulb,and if it's chilly go with a 100 watt bulb,just play around with it for a bit,you'll eventually find the right bulb for your enclosure
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11-12-03, 06:54 AM
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What if the bulb is the only thing I'm using for heating???
Thanks
Ix
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11-12-03, 07:00 AM
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And heat mats don't work with paper towels do they?
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11-12-03, 06:13 PM
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heat mats work w/ nething.. they're pretty strong.. just dont start a fire. just bulbs are fine (monitor w/ a thermometer).. in fact thats what i'm using right now. leos just prefer belly heat more but they can find that on my arm.
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