Thanks for the advice. Actually, it's hard to picture from my description.
>From the center of the tank, you have 10" on each side. The hide box is a
bowl 6" across, so on each side you have 3". The light is directly over a
spot 2" left of the edge of the bowl - leaving 5" to the left of that - 1/4
of the tank. Can't avoid it because of the 10" reflector. So basically the
10" reflector occupies the left half of the tank.
I did cool the light down - it irks me a little to se 80F on the thermometer
on the back wall - but I'm hedging my bets on this cold night (18 already)
by leaving a warm spot where Roxy usually goes to warm up at night.
Steve
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>Subject: Re: [Gecko] [LG] incandescent heat in 10 gal. tank
>Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 18:40:54 EST
>
>In a message dated 2/11/01 12:25:58 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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> The tank is 20" long, with the temperature going down to room temperature
> (it's reading 74F). The hide box is in the center of the tank, with the
> bulb directly over a spot about 2" to the left. I imagine it's a few
> degrees cooler to the left of that and on the surface of the hide box.
>
> Do you think a reduction of heat in the tank like I've done will affect
>her
> metabolic and growth rates significantly if it's still 88F right under
>the
> light bulb? She _has_ grown a lot. Should I expect her to eat less?
> >>
>Hi-
>Perhaps you needn't change anything.
>If she was growing, eating and shedding well maybe your setup is good.
>One thing I do differently is I place the spot to one side, not in the
>center.
>Jason
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