- Beardie name(s)
- Foxy
Yesterday I received a parcel with a new Arcadia halogen heating lamp 75w. Now I have an Arcadia Deep Heat Projector (DHP) as heating lamp installed in my terrarium.
I decided to replace it with a halogen one, and use DHP on cold nights. When I turned on the halogen lamp, I was surprised by its yellowish light. I already have an Arcadia mercury lamp (MVP), it produces white light only, also on the forum I often met recommendations to use only white light heating lamps. I looked at the box and the spectrum of the lamp was shown there.
It is strongly shifted to the red and yellow side, and the glow temperature is as 2750K. That's right, this lamp should be yellow. Now I am confused. I trust the Arcadia brand, but I also remember the recommendation that the light should be white. Please tell me, is everything okay with this lamp?
I decided to replace it with a halogen one, and use DHP on cold nights. When I turned on the halogen lamp, I was surprised by its yellowish light. I already have an Arcadia mercury lamp (MVP), it produces white light only, also on the forum I often met recommendations to use only white light heating lamps. I looked at the box and the spectrum of the lamp was shown there.
It is strongly shifted to the red and yellow side, and the glow temperature is as 2750K. That's right, this lamp should be yellow. Now I am confused. I trust the Arcadia brand, but I also remember the recommendation that the light should be white. Please tell me, is everything okay with this lamp?