I just built a 4' X 18" X 18" cage for my balls. (That still makes me laugh). Anyway, I installed a 12X24 pro products RHP. Right next to it I installed an outdoor patio light fixture. The get the UV from the panel and it heats the entire cage to whatever I set the thermostat to. The light heats the other side to 94 degrees. The cool side stays around 80 during the day, then drops to 78 at night. It creates a hot spot, during the day and a nightime drop at night. I'm working on installing a photo cell switch to turn on black lights at night. They'll help with the night temps and I like the way it looks. One factor that may be different from yours. My new cage sits right on top of my burm cage where the RHP is for the burm cage. Even still, the hot spot side drops 15 degrees when the white light goes off.

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DZ



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