Ceramic Heat Emitter for Reptiles

[Greenish]

I've got a few questions about using a ceramic heat emitter light bulb (although it doesn't produce any light humans can see). The only reason I'm trying to use this is my basement maintains about 58-62F degrees, which is too cold. I'm using a 600watt LED grow light, but that only increases the temperature of my grow tent by 2-3F degrees. I've found with this bulb I can maintain a nice 74F if I run it 24/7.

This is the bulb I purchased: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0774RLF54/
And here's the lamp: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003H200QC/

1. Is this safe to run constantly? I know people who use it for reptiles run it 24/7.
2. Can plants see the light, or is it fine to run at night time? If I don't run it at night, the temps will drop back to ~60F.

Thank you all in advance!

[KTM690]

I found a fan at Wal-Mart that heats also its great run it from outside the tent with duct work its hot air blowing in should do the trick

[KTM690]

Has to b outside though it has could that will turn red.

[KTM690]

Lol coils I mean

[Greenish]

Something like that will be my next option. Current the ceramic bulb is working great since it doesn't glow, however a few sites say it does produce an infrared light that we cannot see. It's hard searching for, since it doesn't seem like a common thing people are doing.

I'm currently only in the early stages of growing (seedling/vegetative) so I can risk the chance it's producing light I cannot see when it's night time for them.

[KTM690]

Good luck hope it works out

[LurkingInTheGrass]

During flower, you may have to put it on the same timer as the lights, which will give you lower night time temps (acceptable plant stress) 😁

[LurkingInTheGrass]

From Amazon page "...Ceramic heat lamp is the perfect 24 hour heat source for all reptiles."

so you can run it 24/0, until you decide you can't 😁

Amazn page also said infrared
there was another thread, somebody was talking about using infrared (I think) to stimulate trichome development

[Potted]

Yea lurking it was me l used 2, 50 watt uva - uvb reptile lights for the last cupple weeks of my grow. It worked and produced some nice risen? But at cost of slowing down the final yeald a bit. I only put them on for 15 min. Every two hours it’s like giving the plant a sunburn and to protect itself it produces more trichomes 😎 but to much can hurt it as well, moderation is the key.

[fallenmunk]

Ceramic infrared emitters are in the 2-10 micron range of wavelength. That's 2,000 to 10,000nm. Phytochrome (Fr) only absorbs to just slightly beyond 800nm. So, no your plants can't see it.