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Old 29-01-2010, 04:49 PM
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Just starting out with an AFT, got a 24x15x15 wooden viv (only the front is glass) with heat mat but it has no lighting. I don't have much natural sunlight coming in through my window so I need something to simulate daylight and a red light for night time but what can I use that won't screw with the temperature of the viv?

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Old 18-02-2010, 02:02 AM
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you could use a normal screw in bulb which you use to light rooms in your house i have used these in the past and they seem to keep temps the same hope this helped
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Old 18-02-2010, 03:01 AM
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If you have your mat on a thermostat (which it should be) then that will compensate for any heat from a bulb - up to a point. Use LEDs or low energy bulbs for lighting.
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