Flourescents as heat lamp?

[Executor of Fruit Flies]

OK, so I'm planning on using a 2-foot flourescent lamp as a heat source for the coming cold weather. It has 2 bulbs at 15 watts each. Will this provide enough heat for my spiny flowers, ghosts, and dead leafs? Should I block the light with tinfoil during the night to better simulate thae natural light cycle? And should I spray a bit more often to make up for the extra evaporation from heat? Thanks in advance.

 

[Geckospot]

Flourescent lamps dont produce heat.

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[DMJ]

^^thats what I was gonna say lol.

 

[Rick]

Exactly.

 

[Johnald Chaffinch]

incandescent and halogen bulbs create light through heat, about 90% of the energy they emit is in the form of heat ( infrared radiation ).

30% of fluorescent bulbs energy is heat, making them far cooler than regular bulbs.

though is it fluorescent that you actually meant?

 

[Executor of Fruit Flies]

. Any recommended wattages for a 18"X 36"(approx) area. I don't want my room lit up at night, so is it okay to cover the lamp with tinfoil?

 

[ellroy]

Tin foil will keep the heat inside the foil and I imagine the bulb would blow. You can buy coloured bulbs (blue, red) but if you don't want any light I would just go for a heat mat to raise the night time temp

 

[Johnald Chaffinch]

or alternatively cover the enclosure not the light

 

[Rick]

They make heat bulbs that don't put out any light.

 

[Geckospot]

Yeah. Neomydium heat bulbs dont produce any light at all. They come in 15 watts and up. You can find them at your local reptile retailer. No tin foil is necessary.

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