I have the wierdest tank in the world!

[Eddie_Z]

So i have been pretty successful in keeping the temps & humidity at steady levels in my tank lately. The thing that is just wild to me is that the temps & humidity are SO different on both sides of a 20 gallon TALL. On the warm side, thanks to the power of a damp dish towel with a dry larger towel on top of it, the humidity has stayed in the 47-53% range & the temp in the 91-93F range. On the cool side, without the heat lamp on (I had to move it to the cool side) the temp stays around 73F & the humidity around 75%. So, I take the heat lamp (75W) & put it on but keep the lamp high above the screen. This keeps the cool side temp at 79-80F & the humidity at 70%. I can't get the humidity lower than 66% on the cool side no matter what I do. The range of temps & humidity in such a short enclosure amazes me! There is no real purpose to this post, i just wanted to express how wierd my tank is!

PS: No, this isn't post whoring! :wink:

[JLC]

That does sound pretty odd. What are you using to measure your humidity? Digital or those little analogue dials the petshops sell? Those dials are notoriously inaccurate.

[Marla]

Eddie, I think you got sold a trick tank.

[Eddie_Z]

That seems possible Marla. And Judy, I use two of those acu-rite digital thermo/hygro combos that we all love so much. I have one unit on the cool side & one on the warm side!