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| stumpy |
Posted - 28/03/2011 : 09:52:22
Hi, have bought a 2 x 18 x 18 viv to house a baby royal, need to know what size ceramic bulb i should buy, 150w???? Do I have to have a p.p thermostat or will a normal habistat therm do? Cant wait till all set up and look for a baby royal. |
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| stumpy |
Posted - 28/03/2011 : 19:14:52
Thanks for your help will get a 150 have ordered a p.p therm |
| n/a |
Posted - 28/03/2011 : 19:12:40
Ah, could be ... |
| blackskull |
Posted - 28/03/2011 : 18:24:02
im guessing that its down to the fact that our house is cold in the winter as no central heating. i think the 100w bulb only got to around 83f in the 2ft viv |
| n/a |
Posted - 28/03/2011 : 18:13:56
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Originally posted by blackskull
hi i use a 150w ceramic in my 2ft viv on a pp stat. i tried a 100w but it wouldn't get hot enough at the hot end
Wow - glad I put 'going by' IR heat - that's something I didn't know - is it that you need a higher wattage for ceramic then?
I was just thinking 'bulbs' - and guessing they were the same
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| blackskull |
Posted - 28/03/2011 : 17:43:05
hi i use a 150w ceramic in my 2ft viv on a pp stat. i tried a 100w but it wouldn't get hot enough at the hot end |
| STICKS |
Posted - 28/03/2011 : 17:23:05
Hi there Stumpy,I agree with BATS I have just upgraded from mats to IR Bulb i have a 100 in a 3ftx2ft and the temp is a constant 29c at the hot end useing a dimmer stat all the best S. |
| n/a |
Posted - 28/03/2011 : 11:07:37
Hi, Stumpy, you might want to ask the mods to move this thread to general keeping where it'll get more readings.
I'm no expert on ceramics but I think they are usually run with pp stats - there's a good sticky on stats on general keeping though which will give you more info. Going by IR bulb heat, I reckon 60/75w ought to be okay for that size viv.
Good luck with setting up and your new royal. |
