few quick questions?

1. i have a this temp gun http://www.amazon.com/Zoo-Med-ReptiT...o+med+temp+gun, it seems to be working good but i read that this one the pro exotics 2 is better
http://www.amazon.com/Pro-Exotics-In...=pro+exotics+2 my question , is it worth it to return the one i have and buy the pro exotics 2 or is there not that big of a difference in accuracy , my second question is , im switching from paper towels to aspen bedding , i am doing this because im having a hard time keeping up the humidity in my 30gal aquarium, how deep should it be ? i was thinking an inch to inch/half and i was planing on gluing or taping down the probe for the thermostat in the middle of the heat pad, im guessing it should be under the substrate but that leads me to the question of when i use my heat gun to test my hot spot should i go by what the surface of the bedding is or by the bottom of the cage under the substrate? and one last thing , read some post where people said that the put the probe for there thermostat between the pad and the bottom of whatever they where keeping the snake in , this doesn't make any sense to me because the probe for my thermostat is a round cylinder about the size of a aaa battery , is there some that have a flat probe ? if so to me it seams like between the bottom of the cage and the pad would not be a very good place for it. iv been asking a lot of questions sorry

First, I have the little temp gun you have, and a much more expensive automotive one. They both read the same. Second, put the heater under, not inside, the tank. If the probe is big, just stick it under the heater, rather than wedged between the heater and the glass. Also, if you are using under tank heat, you will want to keep substrate thin so the snake is exposed to the heat, though they will push some substrate aside to reach the heat.

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The under tank heater does not go inside the tank. It goes under the tank. The tank does not sit flat on the table it has an air gap. This gives the room it needs for the probe. You can glue or tape the probe but don't place it on the probe sensor, instead attach the write to the heater. Placing it on the probe itself can cause the probe to be insulated causing you tstat to maybe not work right.

The substrate over the heater needs to be no deeper than a quarter inch. The rest of the tank can be as thick as you like it. Mine is about an inch and a half.

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Originally Posted by KMG

The under tank heater does not go inside the tank. It goes under the tank. The tank does not sit flat on the table it has an air gap. This gives the room it needs for the probe. You can glue or tape the probe but don't place it on the probe sensor, instead attach the write to the heater. Placing it on the probe itself can cause the probe to be insulated causing you tstat to maybe not work right.

The substrate over the heater needs to be no deeper than a quarter inch. The rest of the tank can be as thick as you like it. Mine is about an inch and a half.

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yes my pad is stuck to the bottom of the tank on the outside ofcorse , and yes there is a bit of room for the cord to come out but not nearly enoph space between the table and the bottom of tank for a sensor the size of a aaa battery. thank u very much for the help, but your reply is very confusing are u saying not put glue or tape directly on the probe ? i wouldn't do that i was going to glue the suction cup down

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First, I have the little temp gun you have, and a much more expensive automotive one. They both read the same. Second, put the heater under, not inside, the tank. If the probe is big, just stick it under the heater, rather than wedged between the heater and the glass. Also, if you are using under tank heat, you will want to keep substrate thin so the snake is exposed to the heat, though they will push some substrate aside to reach the heat.

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thanks , yeah my heating pad is on the outside of the tank , why are u saying to put the probe under the heat pad? first there is not sufficient room between the bottom of the tank and the table it sits on and second wouldnt that mess up the reading seeing that the heat would rise up through the tank and not down .

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yes my pad is stuck to the bottom of the tank on the outside ofcorse , and yes there is a bit of room for the cord to come out but not nearly enoph space between the table and the bottom of tank for a sensor the size of a aaa battery. thank u very much for the help, but your reply is very confusing are u saying not put glue or tape directly on the probe ? i wouldn't do that i was going to glue the suction cup down

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Gluing the suction cup would be good. You don't want to cover the actual probe, the AAA thing.

What kind of tstat is it? Usually the probes are pretty thin.

You may need to put pads on the corners to lift the tank a bit. The little pads you put under a piece of glass to keep it from sliding. If you bought the uth new it should have some with it.

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Originally Posted by ejseoane

thanks , yeah my heating pad is on the outside of the tank , why are u saying to put the probe under the heat pad? .

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You place the probe on the heat source, where where you planning on putting it?

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Gluing the suction cup would be good. You don't want to cover the actual probe, the AAA thing.

What kind of tstat is it? Usually the probes are pretty thin.

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it is 1000w temperature controller made by Zila http://www.amazon.com/Zilla-Temperat...ure+controller if u go to that link it has the pic of the controller out of the box so u can see the probe , u will see what i mean , the other person that posted said to put the probe under the heat pad, i have been putting in the tank directly over top of the pad . i don't understand why i would put it under the heat pad in not above

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it is 1000w temperature controller made by Zila http://www.amazon.com/Zilla-Temperat...ure+controller if u go to that link it has the pic of the controller out of the box so u can see the probe , u will see what i mean , the other person that posted said to put the probe under the heat pad, i have been putting in the tank directly over top of the pad . i don't understand why i would put it under the heat pad in not above

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That one comes with bumpers to raise your tank to make room for the probe.
You place it on the heat pad because thats what it is controlling the temp of.