Would a 100 watt ceramic heat emitter work for a 20 gallon?

[OwenZeus]

My room where the cage will be is usually in the mid 60s for temp, so I feel like a 60 watt wouldn't be warm enough, but I'm not sure if 100 is too warm. Let me know your thoughts, thanks. 😊

[tttaylorrr]

i used a 100W with my 20gal and i had to barely turn the rheostat up to maintain proper temps.

i prefer to run a higher watt bulb at a lower setting than a lower wattage at a higher setting.

[ScottS]

A 100 barely worked for me, eventually went to a 150. My house is cool though.

[OwenZeus]

That makes sense, thank you

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Yeah I'm pretty sure a 150 would be way too hot in my house haha. Thank you!

[CALM Pythons]

My room where the cage will be is usually in the mid 60s for temp, so I feel like a 60 watt wouldn't be warm enough, but I'm not sure if 100 is too warm. Let me know your thoughts, thanks.

That should be good if your using it for the Cool Hide (78-80 degrees).. However if its for Hot Hide Basking temp you'll never get 90 out of it... For temps as cool as your home is (Mid 60's) I would have a UTH under the Hot Hide without a doubt. It is hard to maintain a Glass Tank period let alone in a cooler room.


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[WhompingWillow]

We use a UTH and an infrared bulb for our tanks. One has a dimmer, which is nice because we can adjust light output as needed. The other is hanging from a light stand, so we just played around with the height until we got the temps right in combination with the UTH. I imagine you could do something similar with a CHE if you're worried about it being too warm, just raise it up (although I've heard you should regulate CHEs with a thermostat, just like a UTH).