Hello,
I'm trying to get my glass enclosure stable before I pick up my first BP. I have the temps consistently at 93 on hot side and 82 on cool side - reading it with digital thermometer probes against the glass on the inside of the tank.
The problem I'm facing now is the temps on top of the substrate. I'm using cypress mulch from zoo med. I first had a good inch or so of the mulch and I've now thinned it down to a thin layer of mulch which is barely covering the glass. Temps on top are in the low 70s cool side and high 70s hot side. I've only had the mulch in there for about an hour so maybe I haven't given it enough time to warm up.
Questions then.
1. How long does it take for cypress mulch to warm up?
2. Is there a minimum thickness I should maintain for the substrate?
Thanks for the help.