Habitat - Indoor :: About my heat lamp

[zeek]

Hello everyone,

I have a 65Gal tank for my RES (female) and I was using the small starter Clamp heat lamp. So today I went and got larger one. So here is the question, should I increase my bulb sizes also, I'm currently using 75, please tell me what you think.

Thank you.

[papoopeepoo]

it depends on the temperature of your basking area. if the different dome doesn't make a difference towards your established temps then you should be fine at your current wattage.

[zeek]

oh alright then, I was actually thinking of getting a 100w bulb. As long as it will keep her warm then I'm happy, thanks

[papoopeepoo]

cool. it's up to you. i've noticed my turtle likes really warm temps. she likes the basking area 15-20 degrees warmer than the water. that's the only temp she'll bask in for a considerable amount of time, so i use a 100 watt incandescent. her basking area is close to 100 degrees in the middle of the day.

[akaghettoraver]

my turtle loves her basking area around the low 90's or atleast she shows more sign of activity(swimming/foraging, and basking). I keep the water at 76 +/- 1 degree. She seems to do very well at these temps.