Quote Originally Posted by bshmerlie View Post
You can feel it....
Yes I do understand heat is all relative but I have four 26 watt reptiglo 2.0 on a 36 in tank and they produce heat. It raises the temp in the tank about 4-5 degrees. I measure this with two digital thermometers at two different levels in the tank. Do they produce enough heat for Mr. Arkansas....obviously not. I personally don't like the incandescent bulbs. They produce too much heat IMO. With a side mounted heatmat you can put it on a thermostat and not worry about it heating up the tank too much...especially with summer approaching. You also risk a lazy frog getting burned if he chooses to sleep right under the incandescent bulb and doesn't move his butt when the lights go on. I am making this assumption because Arkansas said he has the Exo Terra which probably means he's using the standard Exo Terra hood. The bulb is literally an inch from the screen and if his red eyes are anything like mine they're sleeping in the top leaves about an inch or two down from the screen. This is just my opinion ...but there is a risk of hurting the frog if you're trying to produce enough heat from something up above to reach further down. A well placed heatmat low on the side of the tank does just fine without the risk. With summer approaching incandescents just don't seem like the best choice....IMO
back wall side wall.. my mistake..
Again not taking into account the possibility of different wattages saying an "incandescent" bulb swap is a bad idea is a tad naive IMO..

But thats just my opinion.