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Check out my new enclosure...

This thing is so much more efficient than the 40g breeder i have. i ran the lights all day today to monitor temps...i started with (2)100W spots in 5.5in domes along with a 24" UV flourescent. After two hours, i had to shut off one spot lamp and it has held all day at 104°F ( /-2°F) ambient air on the hot side and 83°F ( /-3°F) on the cool side. Surface temps under the basking light reached 124°F ( /-5°F) at hottest point.

On my 40g breeder, i've been running (2)100W spots and (1)100W CHE spread across the top to get those kind of temps. so i'm pretty happy so far...

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I'm building a wooden tank for that very reason.. I'm hoping to have similar results! Right now I have 2 100w and 1 160w MVB going, all squeezed on the warm end, just to maintain the 99-102 temp. Would be nice if i can reduce that to just the MVB.
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~ Vamppire
Queens, New York City

hi...yeah, i was planning to build a diy wooden enclosure, but it seemed like so much work and i'm sure the end result would have been too heavy and clunky looking if i had built it.
anyway, good luck, and let's see some pics after you finish building your enclosure.