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21-Sep-04, 05:47 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Feb-04 Location: Sydney | | |
Just a few questions regarding heating-
1) I am planning on using those simple reflector globes from woolworths and was wondering if i would nedd more than 1 too heat the enclosure sufficiently?
2) Is night time heating essential?
Regards Ether |
21-Sep-04, 06:28 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Feb-04 Location: Sydney | | | | what wattage is the globe, and how big is the enclosure???? |
21-Sep-04, 06:59 PM
| | | | And what are you heating? |
21-Sep-04, 08:31 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-03 Location: frankston victoria Age: 22 | | | | more info? |
21-Sep-04, 10:06 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Feb-04 Location: Sydney | | | | Hey guys, sorry for the lack of info.
I am building 3 enclosures. They are 4x2x2ft. 1 will be housing a bredli while the other 2 will have coastals in them.
Regards Alex |
21-Sep-04, 10:12 PM
|  | Sponsor | Join Date: Nov-03 Location: Melbourne Gender:  | | | | you will need night time heating then matey especially for the central but all will require night time temps to remain elevated. |
21-Sep-04, 10:20 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Feb-04 Location: Sydney | | | | oh ok cool, what can you use to do this that doesent emit any light as they will all be in my bedroom....?
Regards Alex |
21-Sep-04, 10:23 PM
| | Sponsor | Join Date: Nov-03 Location: Melbourne Gender: | | | | either ceramics or radiant heat panels dont emit any visable light, but both are a little costly |
21-Sep-04, 10:33 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Feb-04 Location: Sydney | | | | Do those purple noght heat globes emit much light??? Would i be able to sleep? |
21-Sep-04, 10:40 PM
| | Sponsor | Join Date: Nov-03 Location: Melbourne Gender: | | | | they arnt too bad actually mate .... the light output is fairly low it wouldnt stop you sleeping i dont think |
22-Sep-04, 06:38 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Sydney Age/Gender: 56 | | | | true
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Originally Posted by stockeh either ceramics or radiant heat panels dont emit any visable light, but both are a little costly | True, but the last a LONG time - good value, I reckon. I use flourescents for lighting, as they don't give out much heat, so the heat is easy to control and you can still view whenever you want. MHO. :wink: |
22-Sep-04, 07:13 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-04 Location: Newcastle, NSW Age: 28 | | | | I bought two 150W exo terra ceramic heat emitters about one month ago, one was broken straight from the box, the other broke after a month of use! Don't know if I was just unlucky or maybe it's the brand but I am considering going with the normal reflector globes. But then again I bought a 60W of the same brand and it has been going for months.
So how many of these globes would be needed for a 4x2x2 foot enclosure and is it possible to paint them red or blue yourself.
Cheers.
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2 x Bredli
3 x Jungles
1 x Bearded Dragon
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22-Sep-04, 07:57 AM
| | | | You can get ceramics from any one of the reputable online dealers which are made by pearlco and they are cheap, and last for years. I got mine for $30 if i recall correctly, but yeah, as LutzD said, they are well worth the buy also IMO.
In my 4x2x2 i have only one 150w ceramic running off a THAT040 plug and play thermostat and it has no problems keeping a warm end at 35C and a cool end at 25C. The snake inside is a 7.5 foot coastal and he seems to love his home.
Cheers, Alan. |
22-Sep-04, 08:01 AM
| | Sponsor | Join Date: Nov-03 Location: Melbourne Gender: | | | | they are definatly the way to go but i was under the impression that ether was trying to work on a budget so i was letting him know that he will be up for a bit of cost.... saving him the shock factor i guess :-) |
22-Sep-04, 08:02 AM
| | Sponsor | Join Date: Nov-03 Location: Melbourne Gender: | | | | and you are right sherm, the perlco ones last a long time and are very reasonably priced at around the $30 mark for | | |
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