Oh yes more flexwatt questions.. HELP please

I would be the last to flame you Jim, having raised a Bumble bee with no thermostat at all. And, I once picked up a BP that lived it's entire life (five years) in a screen cage on the floor next to a clothes dryer with no heat at all!

But now that I have a little more invested and a lot less time to spend with them, I have the best thermostats money can buy.

I thank you all for your info and input.. BUT .. will the flexwatt give off enough heat to go through the glass bottom and the cypress ?

Cheers

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Originally Posted by zeke

I thank you all for your info and input.. BUT .. will the flexwatt give off enough heat to go through the glass bottom and the cypress ?

Cheers

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I'm not sure, I've never used it with a tank. I'm thinking it will be inefficient, but I can't speak with authority.

Jim Smith

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Originally Posted by j_h_smith

I'm not sure, I've never used it with a tank. I'm thinking it will be inefficient, but I can't speak with authority.

Jim Smith

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Dang! well I'm gonna pick up a dimmner.. I guess I'll see how this thread goes.. thanks again.

Cheers:gj:

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Originally Posted by zeke

I thank you all for your info and input.. BUT .. will the flexwatt give off enough heat to go through the glass bottom and the cypress ?

Cheers

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I can't tell you for certain because I use it with tubs but in theory because it can get ridiculously hot, it should keep a hot spot in the glass aquarium.

If there were a problem with a glass tank, I would think it would be the lip on the bottom of the tank. Most tanks are made with a 1/2" or larger lip, so the flexwatt would not be in contact with the glass at all. That might make it inefficient for keeping temps where they need to be.

With a tub, the bottom of the tub is in direct contact with the flexwatt, and thus the temps are easy to maintain.

Gale

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Originally Posted by withonor

I can't tell you for certain because I use it with tubs but in theory because it can get ridiculously hot, it should keep a hot spot in the glass aquarium.

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thanks, 2 pages worth of thread and only 2 people answer my question.. hows your zeek doin by the way? my zeke is gettin ready to shed soon

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Originally Posted by angllady2

If there were a problem with a glass tank, I would think it would be the lip on the bottom of the tank. Most tanks are made with a 1/2" or larger lip, so the flexwatt would not be in contact with the glass at all. That might make it inefficient for keeping temps where they need to be.

With a tub, the bottom of the tub is in direct contact with the flexwatt, and thus the temps are easy to maintain.

Gale

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you use aluminum foil tape to put the Flex directly on the bottom of the tank on the outside.

OP, I would recommend something with a probe to regulate temps. Rehostat or thermostat. Flex is absolutely NOT recommended to be used without a professional quality thermostat but people here still use dimmers. If you have a large amount of substrate, you may want to take some of it out. The flex is going to need to heat through a lot of that and the temps at the glass can get very hot and even burn your snake.

Get a digital thermometer, Accurite is recommended, and use that to measure your temps to make sure nothing is to warm for your animal.

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Originally Posted by cinderbird

you use aluminum foil tape to put the Flex directly on the bottom of the tank on the outside.

OP, I would recommend something with a probe to regulate temps. Rehostat or thermostat. Flex is absolutely NOT recommended to be used without a professional quality thermostat but people here still use dimmers. If you have a large amount of substrate, you may want to take some of it out. The flex is going to need to heat through a lot of that and the temps at the glass can get very hot and even burn your snake.

Get a digital thermometer, Accurite is recommended, and use that to measure your temps to make sure nothing is to warm for your animal.

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I'll be pickin up a accurite soon, I'm switchin to flexwatt b/c my lights are killin the humidty.. the acurite I was lookin at has a probe to it already..

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Originally Posted by zeke

thanks, 2 pages worth of thread and only 2 people answer my question.. hows your zeek doin by the way? my zeke is gettin ready to shed soon

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My Zeek is doing great. With all the food he's eaten he should be in shed too. A virtual garbage disposal. I just attempted probing for the first time and I think he's a she(!).