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[TinySlider2]

okay thanks. Since we have a 55 gal tank we have two hood lights. We also have two filter pumps going. So I only put one of the hood lights back on the tank because I had to have a place for the clamp light. oh and we also have a heater so there is another cord. So really there is no room for the other hood light. Is that ok?? Will the one hood light be ok??

[marisa]

One light should be OK. If you use a tube flourescent like a Reptisun 5.0, in a hood, make sure there's no barrier between the bulb and your turtles (like plastic, plexiglass); if there is, take it out. Also try to get as much of the tube over the basking area as possible so your turts gets the rays when they bask. Or, you could get a compact flourescent and clamp it over the basking area next to the heat lamp.

The combo MVBs do give off a lot of heat (not recommended for small tanks) and should be hung vertically in ceramic sockets. You can get bulbs (including the MVBs) much cheaper online.

It sounds like the two lights (and hoods) were trapping the warm air--you the air to be able to circulate some.

[TinySlider2]

okay thanks.

Here is a picture of our set up. The left hood light is not on it any more. I had jus put it up there to see what it looked like. I moved the clamp light to the front. So it is pointed right at the dock.