23 Watt CFL FLOOD LIGHT

[Mbuxx]

can i use this in place of a heat lamp?

specs are 1200 Lumes / 23 watts/ (replacement of 75 watt)

 

[Germ]

I am guessing that this is a fluorescent coil??? NO!!! While it may throw as much light as a 75W incandescent, it will not provide the needed heat to reach the desired temps. Fluorescent bulbs emit very little heat in comparison to an incandescent.

 

[Mbuxx]

Dang, I literally have like a skid of these lol. Oh well.

 

[Mbuxx]

After purchasing a 75 watt and 100 watt light from pet store, I went to Walmart and got a 90 watt halogen. The other two lights could only get to 90 and 98. After 4 hours i came down to check the temp, here are the basking spot and cool spot with a probe thermometer.

 

[Germ]

I think I am understanding that you are using the sensor\probe to measure the cool side & the Main display unit to measure the basking spot. This should be reversed so the sensor\probe can be placed\attached directly on\to the basking spot. There is a surprising difference in temps directly below the heat bulb compared to 5"-6" off to the side. Here is an example pic of one of my enclosures a while back showing the proper use of indoor\outdoor thermometers ... The main display units are mounted with Velcro strips to insulate & keep the unit away from being directly affected by the temp of the glass, which is affected as much by the outside ambient room temps as by the inside environment.

 

[Mbuxx]

The probe is attached directly to the basking spot.. It's a wire that runs under the sand.

 

[Germ]

My apologies for misunderstanding, from the pic showing only the display & not the whole setup, it appeared that the rock in front of the display may have been what you are using for the Basking Spot & by your description ...

here are the basking spot and cool spot with a probe thermometer.

is what I understood .

 

[Mbuxx]

Oh haha I getcha. Nah, that's the feeding dish haha. What I meant was this thermometer uses 2 probes and one is in cool spot and one in basking