Best UTH?

Gorthaur · Post by **Gorthaur** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 8:10 pm

panther_shadow83 wrote:how much of a difference will a twenty watt bulb make in a twenty gallon? as in, how high will it raise the temp? if someone can tell me from experience, that would be great.

It depends on the type of lid and how far away the light is. Directly over a glass lid, it would make the tank about 4-5 degrees warmer. In the same situation, a 75 watt bulb would raise the temp at least 15 degrees.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 10:37 pm

I have a screen lid, part of it is covered with plastic wrap to keep in humidity. The lamp (provided it can be used with a tube bulb without... blowing up

) can be adjusted to basically any height.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 3:58 pm

ok, i just asked my dad about the lamp... he said that the tubular bulb would be OK for the desk lamp that I have and plan on using with the bulb. he said that the main concern is that the lamp doesn't get too hot... i'm guessing since the bulb will be 40 watts at the most, it won't be that much of a problem.

question: if i leave the bulb on all the time, will it confuse the hermies? like... if they respond to the glow from the lamp, will it not make them sleep if the lamp is left on all the time?