Habitat - Indoor :: How hot is to hot?

Turtle tank setups and other indoor configurations.

Post Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:36 pm   How hot is to hot?

I just bought a 150watt outdoor lightbulb, I worried it might be to hot?
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Post Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:05 pm   

if thats just your basking light then im gunna venture and say thats wayy too hott...

anyone else?

BTW...is that a flood light? like you'd put in your backyard?
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Post Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:17 pm   

Depends on ambient air temp and how far away the bulb will be. but for normal temps and distances, it will probably me much too hot. I would go with a 75watt.
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Post Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:50 pm   

Get a thermometer and check the temp, most likely too hot though. id try a 75 or 100 depending on how close it is.
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Post Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 6:09 pm   

u could always move it farther away from the tank. i use a 100 watt.
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