Ambient temperatures VS gradient temperatures

[arielgasca420]

For me it is an obstacle to privide a warm and cool spot in my tank with the dimensions being 18x18x24. It really depends if your tank is more vertical than horizontal. My pixie has no problem with his cage. Although it reaches about 86 degrees in the cage around this time of year (its 97 degrees in CA this week so we have been using the AC) the substrate is still very moist and cool.
In my other frog is in 10 gallon. i am using a reptigli 2.0 which is 25 watt and keeps the ambient temp of the cage at 82-83 degrees. It works very well and keeps the substrate wet.

I was told that frogs need uvb but i believe this was another way for the pet store convincing me buy more expensive lighting. (another reason i no longer shop there) I do plan to put my frog in a 20 gallon tank and i was also thinking of using plant lighting so that i can grow some tropical plants in there. i need some more research on plant lighting.
Grif: if you know of any links please share. Ive been changing my direction in lighting and tank setup.

[GrifTheGreat]

For me it is an obstacle to privide a warm and cool spot in my tank with the dimensions being 18x18x24. It really depends if your tank is more vertical than horizontal. My pixie has no problem with his cage. Although it reaches about 86 degrees in the cage around this time of year (its 97 degrees in CA this week so we have been using the AC) the substrate is still very moist and cool.
In my other frog is in 10 gallon. i am using a reptigli 2.0 which is 25 watt and keeps the ambient temp of the cage at 82-83 degrees. It works very well and keeps the substrate wet.

I was told that frogs need uvb but i believe this was another way for the pet store convincing me buy more expensive lighting. (another reason i no longer shop there) I do plan to put my frog in a 20 gallon tank and i was also thinking of using plant lighting so that i can grow some tropical plants in there. i need some more research on plant lighting.
Grif: if you know of any links please share. Ive been changing my direction in lighting and tank setup.

86° is pretty high, but not terrible. 85° should be the highest you ever want your tank go. We use our AC too. As long as your tanks aren't near the vents no harm will come to your frogs. Does your lamp have a dimmer switch on the one that reaches 86°? If not then that is something you need so you can warm the tank with the light dialed low.

I don't have any links, but I use Exo-Terra Sun Glo with concentrated beam. This allows me to warm the ambient air without have the bulb dialed up all the way. A Fluker's 5.5" clamp lamp with dimmer works well or did you say in another post that you had one? Problem is more than likely that its the 100 watt bulb that is causing the temp to get that high. I also use Exo-Terra Heat Glo bulbs for night Time. Heat Glo is an infrared bulb. These are both incandescent heat bulbs and work very well.

the Repti-Glo bulb you're using is a UVB bulb, but its a full spectrum light bulb to stimulate plant growth as well. They are nit necessary for frogs, but shouldn't cause much harm if raised far above the frog and it can hide from it.

The tank you have is a good tank for holding heat and humidity. I have 3 with those dimensions I use for my Males. You can buy these little cooling fan setups that can be hooked up to a timer or a climate control unit that can drawl heat from the enclosure or cool it by blowing air in.

[arielgasca420]

86° is pretty high, but not terrible. 85° should be the highest you ever want your tank go. We use our AC too. As long as your tanks aren't near the vents no harm will come to your frogs. Does your lamp have a dimmer switch on the one that reaches 86°? If not then that is something you need so you can warm the tank with the light dialed low.

I don't have any links, but I use Exo-Terra Sun Glo with concentrated beam. This allows me to warm the ambient air without have the bulb dialed up all the way. A Fluker's 5.5" clamp lamp with dimmer works well or did you say in another post that you had one? Problem is more than likely that its the 100 watt bulb that is causing the temp to get that high. I also use Exo-Terra Heat Glo bulbs for night Time. Heat Glo is an infrared bulb. These are both incandescent heat bulbs and work very well.

the Repti-Glo bulb you're using is a UVB bulb, but its a full spectrum light bulb to stimulate plant growth as well. They are nit necessary for frogs, but shouldn't cause much harm if raised far above the frog and it can hide from it.

The tank you have is a good tank for holding heat and humidity. I have 3 with those dimensions I use for my Males. You can buy these little cooling fan setups that can be hooked up to a timer or a climate control unit that can drawl heat from the enclosure or cool it by blowing air in.

I did not mean to confuse but the tank at 86 degrees is for my pixie frog. The tank I have my pacman in never goes above 83 degrees.
I do have a dimmer and an incandescent bulb. I just cannot tell if the dimmer switch works. I do not see any change in light when I dim It down or up. Ill try the dimmer and see if there is any change in temp.
because we have the AC on today the temp right now in my pixies tank is 82 degrees. I dont have him near a vent or a window, but I do have a fan in my room (standing fan, not ceiling). The only reason I want to get a plant light is because I want some interesting plants to raise the humidity. unfortunately not all cool plants have low light abilities. I had a sundew but it doesnt produce much humidity so I will switch back to pothos, fern and bamboo for now. they are easy to care for and are expendable plants for low light conditions.

[GrifTheGreat]

I did not mean to confuse but the tank at 86 degrees is for my pixie frog. The tank I have my pacman in never goes above 83 degrees.
I do have a dimmer and an incandescent bulb. I just cannot tell if the dimmer switch works. I do not see any change in light when I dim It down or up. Ill try the dimmer and see if there is any change in temp.
because we have the AC on today the temp right now in my pixies tank is 82 degrees. I dont have him near a vent or a window, but I do have a fan in my room (standing fan, not ceiling). The only reason I want to get a plant light is because I want some interesting plants to raise the humidity. unfortunately not all cool plants have low light abilities. I had a sundew but it doesnt produce much humidity so I will switch back to pothos, fern and bamboo for now. they are easy to care for and are expendable plants for low light conditions.

Be careful which plants you choose. most are toxic like the sundew and pretty much all carnivorous plants. carnivorous plants will die in coco fiber anyway because they prefer acidic soil that is almost entirely devoid of minerals and nutrients. Also they must be watered with distilled or rain water which you can't just poor in with your frogs due to it being harmful to them in if they sit in it.