>>light sockets. The fluorescent lights are on all the time (varies depending
>>on the photoperiod) and the incandescents are on a separate timer which
>>turns them on and off in 15 min intervals. They are on more in the winter
>>to keep up with the cold and less in the summer. The petiolaris group likes
>>it REALLY warm and they really love it in there.
>
>Just one comment - you could probably make life a bit easier on the
>incandescents by putting them on a dimmer rather than a timer switch.
>That way you can just use the dimmer to provide a consistent heating
>rather than the bang-bang (i.e. full on/full off) cycle you have at
>the moment. I used this approach to make a heater to nurse sick
>animals, it worked quite nicely - to stop the beasties getting dazzled
>I slipped a tennis ball tin over the light but that is not necessary
>in this case.
I had considered that option, but then the light would also be a lot dimmer.
I want both the heat, as well as the light. If I was just interested in
heat, the dimmer would be my best option. What do (you/anyone else) think?
-Tom-