question about cermincs??

[amylou]

my spot bulb blew today and i sent me OH out to get another, but the stupid idiot came back with a 150w cermic bulb

the thing is, i dont know alot about the cermic bulbs, i know they only emit heat no light. can they be used for the "day" cycle? ive got 2 25w "daylight" bulbs aswell to mimmic sunlight so would it be ok to use until i can find some proper spot bulbs??

any help appriciated, will answer your questions the best i can aswell

[xander1796]

i've heard of people using the ceramic during the day as long as uv is on it should'nt be an issue but to be honest we use a uv/heat bulb in all our tanks...even for the turtles . they come it at around 45/55 pounds but save alot of hassle with wires and strip lighting. i would say only use the ceramic heater as a last option but i'm sure others will disagree. hope thats helped

alex

[Meko]

it'll be fine as long as its one a stat as 150watt will get pretty hot

[jasper1]

A ceramic bulb holder and heat resistant cable is required also

[amylou]

managed 2 get a spot bulb, but the cermic i will be using on a night is an exo terra one, which will be going in the exo terra lamp holder

[serpentsupplies]

sounds fine. no problem there