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halogen bulb vs tight beam

What kind of animal are you trying to heat? I use halogen heat bulbs on all of my monitors. I think the biggest advantage of halogen heat bulbs is how long they last compared to regular basking spot bulbs. If you do decide to use them my advice would be to use several 50 to 75 W halogen bulbs with elevated basking areas instead of trying to use just one larger watt bulb. There are 150 to 250 W bulbs out there but I recommend using more of a smaller wattage. It saves on power as well as potential fire hazard since higher wattage bulbs get very hot at their base. You might have to play around with how many bulbs you need depending on the size of the enclosure you are trying to heat.
 
I use 50w halogens. At 6" they will create 150+ degree basking spot. Focus it on slate and it goes over 170 quick.

You don't need big wattage bulbs, you need proper caging and setups.
 
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