Humidity help

[jeff6898]

I have a rack I built that holds 16qt and 26qt tubs. I am using a acurite digital temp/humidity guage It just keeps reading HI instead of a number. So I a guessing I need to lower the humidity. Do I just add more holes on the sides of the tubs? IS there a better brand to use that will display a number at all times?

[saber2th]

Well, are most of the tubs reading HIGH humidity? Make sure that the substrate is dry, move the water bowl away from the heat source if close. Some people have a fan blowing at the rack to reduce humidity. If you can put more holes in the tub, try doing it to one and add a few more and see if that helps that one tub. The AcuRite thermometers are pretty good. It is reading HIGH because the humidity is probably a 100%. Is there condensation on the sides of the tub(s)?

hope this helps,

Dave

[jeff6898]

I am using newsppaer for the substrate and have the water bowls on the cool side. There is condensation on the inside of all the tubs, so I will add more holes and see what happens. Thanks for responding.