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which is better?

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squeebo

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hi all this is just a general question about heat emitters.
i have a uth pad but as far as the light/bulb fitting goes which is better
Ive of a couple but if anyone knows of more please give your input.
theres spotlight type bulbs, inferred, ceramic and night glow
and i was just wondering which one is better for heat and do you really need a light source or can it just be a heater like the ceramic ones
cheers all look forward to your replies and views
squeebo.
 
Corns don't need any light source. As far as heat goes unless you keep your home really cold you should be able to get away with just the UTH. What are the temps on the substrate? I don't have a UTH. :shrugs: I have a 100 watt red spot on a thermostat. If you go with a light go with red they can't see red so it can stay on.
 
cheers i do have a 60w red light so i might just keep that on, but my house is cold most of the time (i live in a cold part of wales u.k.) and i cant get an accurate reading on the temp on substrate, at the moment i only have two little thermos stuck to the side of the tank.
but thanks for the input
and if anyone else has different views feel free to write it down
 
I have a 50W night glow moonlight bulb and a Flukers fixture with a dimmer switch. In a 10 gallon tank it provides plenty of heat.

What I like most about it is that I can see in the tank when the room is dark at night. My snake only comes out at night and when the room is dark, so unless I go in and take it out the night glow bulb is the only way I get to see her.

What I don't like about it is that it dries out the tank making humidity control more of a challenge. I'm switching to a UTH for most of the time but at night I'll turn off the UTH and use the bulb for viewing.
 
I have stackers so the UTH on all three help keep the others heated as well. So I only have infrared 25 W bulbs in each of mine and a UV bulb just because I like to keep a daytime/night time spectrum and I like the way it displays the colors in my tanks.
 
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