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jsherps
at Sat Mar 27 11:24:23 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by jsherps ]
>>You should not be using a light to warm the water. It is very easy to overheat the water by doing it that way. AGAIN get a submersible heater! You can set the temp to 78 and not worry about the temps going over during the day and lower during the night. What watt bulb are you using over the basking area? You should only be using about a 60 watt, thats about 12in away.
>>Chris
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>>Hey whats up, I'm Chris and I currently have 1.0 Softy, 0.0.1 Midland Painted, 1.0 Bearded Dragon
The wattage and distance of the light is reliant on the temperature of the basking spot...not just saying a wattage and how far away it should be. If room temperature is warm enough, you won't need a submersible heater. Also if the water is staying between 75-80 without a heater...and the light doesn't overheat it, there's absolutely nothing wrong with letting the light keeping the water warm.
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Jeff H.
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RE: Questions about temp. and activity - jsherps, Sat Mar 27 11:24:23 2004