herp stat placement

[Alex.B]

I have a boaphile rack and a herpstat ND, i was just wondering where most people put the probe to get the best reading for all the tubs.

[llovelace]

In the center of the heat tape.

[Alex.B]

well the thing is there is 2 rows of heat tape so it basically has to go in one of the tubs.

[llovelace]

no, not in a tub, place on one of the heat tape sections in the middle of tape, secure with tape.

[Alex.B]

i tried it before it didnt go too well it got way too hot.

[llovelace]

try dialing back the temp on the unit, until you reach desired temps.

[Alexandra V]

What I do with my herpstat and multiple heaters is I let the heaters run on their own for an hour then take the temp on the bottom of the heaters and see how close together the temps come out. Then I tape the herpstat probe directly onto the hotter of the heaters (usually they won't be exactly the same, but within a couple degrees of each other) and do some playing around with it to see what temp the heat tape has to be at for the heat inside the tub to be right. Then I just leave it set to that temp and hook up whatever other heaters I need and they should remain within 2-3 degrees of eachother if they're the same brand.