thermostats

Just ordered 2 zoo med 500r's... It will have to do for now Till we get the 2 display racks done..right now we have the 2 in 30gal. aquariums.. What's the good bad and uglies about the 500r..

Herpstat is just too expensive right now but saving is in the works..

Pros: Nothing.
Cons: They are junk and I would NEVER use one on any of my reptiles.

Cancel your order if you can and order yourself one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Hydrofarm-MTPR...arm+thermostat

If you are running the same heat mats or flexwatt you can hook them both to one thermostat.

Sadly I agree the 500r has no redeaming features. It is junk IMO. I had one a while back and cut the cords because I could not sell it in good faith and did not want anyone to be subjected to its failings.

personally I would hesitate to suggest the hydrofarm it is better but not by much. I would recommend the herpstat basic...

as stated you can run more than one heat source off of one stat as long as they are identical and dont overload the stat;)

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Originally Posted by kitedemon

personally I would hesitate to suggest the hydrofarm it is better but not by much. I would recommend the herpstat basic...

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I agree. I use Herpstats now, but I have used a Hydrofarm in a pinch before. I still have it, actually. It sits on a shelf in gathering dust, but I will keep it just in case. It is better than nothing and I wouldn't use one full time, but if someone is on a temporary budget, it is far better than an unregulated heat source. My biggest issue with most on/off style thermostats like the Hydrofarm is that they usually aren't very accurate. The Hydrofarm I used would keep temps in the safe zone, but that was it. It was +/- 3 degrees each way and the set temp and actual temps weren't accurate, so a lot of tweaking went into it.

So yeah, basically you can't beat a good ole Herpstat or Helix for long term use and reliability.

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Originally Posted by kitedemon

Sadly I agree the 500r has no redeaming features. It is junk IMO. I had one a while back and cut the cords because I could not sell it in good faith and did not want anyone to be subjected to its failings.

personally I would hesitate to suggest the hydrofarm it is better but not by much. I would recommend the herpstat basic...

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this is very good advice

Ok ouch that hurt but..oh well i asked for it thank you all

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Originally Posted by AK907

Pros: Nothing.
Cons: They are junk and I would NEVER use one on any of my reptiles.

Cancel your order if you can and order yourself one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Hydrofarm-MTPR...arm+thermostat

If you are running the same heat mats or flexwatt you can hook them both to one thermostat.

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X2 I have this one and for a single set up its pretty awesome, for the price anyway. But the issue is it doesn't variate power, it just shuts off and comes back on rather than limiting the power going to your heatpad.

I had one for the long time with my corn. I still think she is using it with no problem. It kept temps with in 1 deree.