karlscaff93
New Member
Hi all does anybody have any experience with these type of heat bulbs ..... I have been doing a lot of research into lighting over the quarantine period and these bulbs are said to produce an amount of infrared A,B and C they are designed to be used along side a dimming thermostat
This would be very beneficial in my climate as high temperatures in summer and low temperatures in winter does fluctuate the basking temperatures in my tortoise shed ( I currently use 100w Mercury vapour bulbs ) on a thermostat the basking spot would be a more stable temperature year round and as these bulbs don’t provide heat in a form of light the probe of the thermostat would absorb less heat which would make the basking spot more accurate ?
Along side these bulbs I would plan to use my t5 pros close by to provide uv light and visible light to allow the tortoises to find the basking areas ( in the same way as in the photo )
Has anybody tested a similar set up ???
This would be very beneficial in my climate as high temperatures in summer and low temperatures in winter does fluctuate the basking temperatures in my tortoise shed ( I currently use 100w Mercury vapour bulbs ) on a thermostat the basking spot would be a more stable temperature year round and as these bulbs don’t provide heat in a form of light the probe of the thermostat would absorb less heat which would make the basking spot more accurate ?
Along side these bulbs I would plan to use my t5 pros close by to provide uv light and visible light to allow the tortoises to find the basking areas ( in the same way as in the photo )
Has anybody tested a similar set up ???