heating

hello i'm new to bp.net (but lurking and learning a lot for a couple months) i don't have a snake yet but hopefully i'll be able to get one soon....i want to test my setup first and i'm having a problem with my heating....i have a cb70 tub and a zoomed uth...my temps were 79 on hot side and 67 on cool side after 6 hours, i emailed matt at mgreptiles and he said it's probably not working and to take it back, however i didn't explain how i had it set up, which may be my problem
i had the uth on the floor and the tub about 1" away from it cause i read that there needed to be airflow, but should i have put it on the bottom of the tub and elevated the tub?

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I don't like those zoomed ones.. they are ridiculously priced in the pet stores. Take it back if you can, and get Matt to set you up with some flexwatt and a thermostat.. or two (one heat mat and t-stat for each side) if your house is cold.

Yeah you stick them to the surface you want to heat, and have an air flow under the whole thing (1/4 - 1/2" is fine).

Yes, your problem is that the it is supposed to be stuck directly to the tub, and then have the tub elevated.

zoomed arent great. I leave mine on full blast on a glass tank in a 75-80 degree room and the surface temps of the glass have yet to get above 98

Matt Matt he's our man...

No really, he is awesome. He is "The Internet Heat King" .

I figured I just say "welcome":). These folks hit the nail on the head.:bonk:. Check out the care sheet also.

alright, thanks everyone, i think i'll try to take the zoomed back and get some flexwatt from matt:)