Curious question regarding heating

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actionjay

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Im building an enclosure and curious what temp the T8 24in would be constant at. would those get up to 100 or stay under?
 

Claudiusx

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Fluorescents put off basically no heat. If you were using only that for the heating in your tank, your tank would be the temperature of the room you have it in.

-Brandon
 

actionjay

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claudiusx":enxekn57 said:
Fluorescents put off basically no heat. If you were using only that for the heating in your tank, your tank would be the temperature of the room you have it in.

-Brandon

thanks man. I will stick with heat bulbs then
 

kjinxx2

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actionjay":3vczyvfz said:
thanks man. I will stick with heat bulbs then

If you're not using a Mercury Vapor Bulb (MVB) you'll need to use both types of bulbs - to cover heat and UVB requirements.
 

actionjay

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kjinxx2":2go9yb3b said:
actionjay":2go9yb3b said:
thanks man. I will stick with heat bulbs then

If you're not using a Mercury Vapor Bulb (MVB) you'll need to use both types of bulbs - to cover heat and UVB requirements.

I have both i was just curious if there was a fluorescent that gave off enough heat as well
 
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