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    humidity is high

    how high can humidity get before it could harm a bp

    building new rack with lidded rubs on testing getting 80% with small water bowl

    got it down to 70-75% with lots of holes in lid but then i lose a lot of heat

    rep room is 78-80 f humidity 50%

    any info or ideas welcome

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    IMO as long as the substrate isn't wet it won't do much harm. Worse comes to worse you can drill a couple more holes.
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    using paper towel as substrate for tests

    no moisture visible or on side or lid

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    I'd suggest placing the holes in the tub itself and not in the lid
    You'll lose less heat and get the humidity down.
    Last edited by snakesRkewl; 07-16-2011 at 06:35 PM.
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    As stated by Jerry, byadding holes to the tubs themselves allows for better air circulation, therefor decreasing the humidity.

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    Re: humidity is high

    i have vent holes at the top running down the sides of rub

    and high up on hot end low down on cool end

    dont want to weaken to rub to much

    so went with holes in lid

    would 70% cause harm?

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    Re: humidity is high

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    so went with holes in lid

    would 70% cause harm?
    It's higher than I'd keep mine in but I can't really answer how high is too high.

    What are you using to read your humidity?
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    Nope, 70% is just fine! Again, as long as it isn't causing condensation that makes the substrate soggy, there's no harm in high humidity. In their natural habitat they can get humidity as high as 100%, so no worries on the air humidity.
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    Re: humidity is high

    Quote Originally Posted by darkballs666 View Post
    i have vent holes at the top running down the sides of rub

    and high up on hot end low down on cool end

    dont want to weaken to rub to much

    so went with holes in lid

    would 70% cause harm?


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    ok i dont have at amount of hole

    does that no affect the tubs strength ????

    will put i lot of hole in one tub to test strength

    any other ideas to reduce humidity

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