Quastion about bulbs and heating

Hey y'all I'm looking at getting new bulbs for my lamp as my day bulb burned out tonight. I am wonder what y'all prefer. I've only had the current bulbs for a mounth witch seems a little short. What do y'all use for bulbs and how long do they last. Debating on switching to a black night bulb as the red bugs me while I sleep. Is basking better verses traditional shaped? I have a 20 gallon glass tank and I'm using this lamp http://www.petsolutions.com/C/Reptil...n=shopping.com

i am using a UTH as well but it dosnt heat as well as I would like. Running 24/7 I only get about 81 degrees as a high and my cool side is about 70 where as with lamp I run 89-92 with cool side about 75 (winter is here and keeping up the cool side has been a struggle

The uth only heats the surface to give a hot spot, it doesn't heat the air. The black night bulb would be fine or a ceramic heat emitter. Unless you're using it to view him the daylight bulb isn't necessary

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Originally Posted by Coldblood

i am using a UTH as well but it dosnt heat as well as I would like. Running 24/7 I only get about 81 degrees as a high and my cool side is about 70 where as with lamp I run 89-92 with cool side about 75 (winter is here and keeping up the cool side has been a struggle

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What are you using to regulate that heat mat??

I have a thermostat hooked up that provides power to all of it so that the lamps don't roast him as well as the UTH I have a thermometer that is mounted inside his hide that gives me the temp just a mm above the substrate

My set up is as follows...UTH set at 88-90 monitored by hydrofarm thermostat and a in the tank thermometer..100 watt reg day time bulb and a red light bulb 75 watts at night...80% of the tank covered with a rag,which I damp 2 times a day morning and at night.otside averages 86-88 cool side 78-80, humidity basically stays a steady 40-50 on the reg.

After reading this thread I'm probably gonna grab a black bulb pretty soon, too. Gotta say, that ominous red glow in the corner of my bedroom has kept me up its fair share haha

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Originally Posted by Dev_DeCoste

After reading this thread I'm probably gonna grab a black bulb pretty soon, too. Gotta say, that ominous red glow in the corner of my bedroom has kept me up its fair share haha

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There is an opportunity cost with everything, I use infared bulbs because I get more heat per wattage and they are sturdier than night bulbs.

@OP: If the UTH is not working, but the lamp is getting you the temps you need, then go ahead and just remove the UTH.

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Originally Posted by Coldblood

I have a thermostat hooked up that provides power to all of it so that the lamps don't roast him as well as the UTH I have a thermometer that is mounted inside his hide that gives me the temp just a mm above the substrate

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You have a heat lamp and a UTH plugged into the same thermostat? Is it a multi channel thermostat?

If it isn't you need to unplug one of the heat sources from it. You cannot regulate two different types of heat sources on a single thermostat.

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Originally Posted by Coldblood

I have a thermostat hooked up that provides power to all of it so that the lamps don't roast him as well as the UTH I have a thermometer that is mounted inside his hide that gives me the temp just a mm above the substrate

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This wont work unless your stat is for multiple zones. A thermostat can only regulate items of the same wattage. In your case it should only be controlling your UTH ;)

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Originally Posted by Physician&Snakes

@OP: If the UTH is not working, but the lamp is getting you the temps you need, then go ahead and just remove the UTH.

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Originally Posted by Dev_DeCoste

After reading this thread I'm probably gonna grab a black bulb pretty soon, too. Gotta say, that ominous red glow in the corner of my bedroom has kept me up its fair share haha

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I can sleep any time anywhere,plus it's good as a night light,so I don't trip on my cats ( the rare times they aren't sleeping with me)or walk into anything when I wake up at 3 am to pee... In use the red light in one tank and black light in the other.