Quote Originally Posted by Stearns84 View Post
This is right here answers an on going questions I have. I recently moved into a new apartment and our heat (apartment) seems to be either all or nothing, so ambient temps are in the 65* range or its 85* when the heat is on. I have a rack set up (41qt), and the ambient on the cool side got way to low, so i currently have the entire rack insulated and a space heater. If I went to a T8 and put an RHP, that will actually heat the air to keep the ambient up? Reptile Basics customer support said it will no do anything for ambient temps inside of a T8. That it is just a basking spot, and I will continue to have the same problems i'm having with a rack set up.

Thanks,
Steve
That's both right and wrong what they said. Rhp heat objects like the ground, hides, decor, cage walls, your snake, etc which then the heat coming off the objects heats the air some. I have a perfect gradient in my 60-65 degree house in all my enclosures. Like I said before having your rhp set for 88-90 on the ground under it will make the cool side around 80. I use reptile basic 40w for half a T8 or 80w for full T8. 40w also works well in my 28x24x12. I also really like pro-products 88w rhp for full T8 and T10, they seem to heat better with less power consumption than reptile basics but I also use reptile basics and they are a great product.

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