Ceramic infa red heater question

[Dreadfrog]

You cracked your glass with a infa red ceramic heat bulb ?
Damn well that's just what I wanted to know . So that's not for me . Thanks


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[maxQ]

Yes I did, In your situation and set up I def would go with the pad, I do use Red Bulbs as heat also but only with screen tops and with dimmer switches so that it can be regulated.

[NatureLady]

Yep I agree! Those things get way too hot for anywhere near glass. UTH is the best bet

[Louis Charles Bruckner]

Lets make one thing perfectly clear, heat pads or UTH are to be placed on the sides.
and to be controlled by a rheostat or some type of controller.

Even if the enclosure doesn't have burrowing inhabitants.
Because if the glass gets hot even with a UTH and water happens to come in contact
it can shatter the glass or at very least crack it.

The only time I have ever used a UTH under a enclosure is when it is mounted on a ceramic tile
and the tile is placed under the enclosure and not in direct contact with the bottom class
to give a soft indirect heat.