Simon_Archibald
Very Well-Known Member
Zoe,
Have a look at the "best enclosure comp" thread and go to about page 3 where I entered our Black Soil Beardies tank. That is a 900x500x600 enclosure about the same size as you're wanting. You can see how I run the 160watt Oz-bright in the dome above...mesh is covering the lamp and I've cut out a ridge in the lid for it to sit on.
As for overheating...the bulbs themselves are designed to cut out when they overheat but they come back on after a few minutes. If you want to guarantee they don't fry your lizards, you'll really need to aircondition the room I'd say.
Simon Archibald
Have a look at the "best enclosure comp" thread and go to about page 3 where I entered our Black Soil Beardies tank. That is a 900x500x600 enclosure about the same size as you're wanting. You can see how I run the 160watt Oz-bright in the dome above...mesh is covering the lamp and I've cut out a ridge in the lid for it to sit on.
As for overheating...the bulbs themselves are designed to cut out when they overheat but they come back on after a few minutes. If you want to guarantee they don't fry your lizards, you'll really need to aircondition the room I'd say.
Simon Archibald
