Thermostat question

[Earl]

I purchased a new tank from Reptile Basics along with a Helix DBS-1000. The probe is taped onto the flexwatt and I'm using a Taylor Digital thermometer to check temps.

My question is how much of a difference between your thermostat setting and actual floor temp. are you all experiencing? There is a 13 degree difference in mine and that seems like a lot. I'm using newspaper for substrate.

[kavmon]

i usually only get a 2-3 deg. difference.


is this in a rack,cage or tank? a pic of the setup would help.


vaughn

[Earl]

Sorry I don't have a pic yet but will take one when I get home.

It's a 2x3 tank with the flexwatt installed under it. There is a groove where you can insert the probe and tape it to the heat tape.

[Earl]

I see what's amiss, that newspaper has a funny way of hiding the heat.

How many layers do you all use?

[Freakie_frog]

I see what's amiss, that newspaper has a funny way of hiding the heat.

How many layers do you all use?

heres what I do I take a section of the paper (about 4 pages) and put one at each end, they over lap in the middle. But thats in a 41qt rack.