How long do u have it running? If I just get a humidifier should I get a norm ir warm mist one
11-10-2011, 09:56 PM
RichL
Re: homemade humidifier
@ strikerball your welcome. I'm sure Distilled water would probably work well. It doesn't use a ton of water. I had about a liter to it a week ( it's a 1 gallon jug).
I leave it running 100% of the time.. I do keep a close eye on it though.. With it running day and night, with no misting, It peaked at 60% and bottomed at 45%. It does work better the more water and less air that is in the container. It will work better with the warm water mentioned before.
It's not like a regular humidifier. You will see no fog or mist coming out of the tubes. You barely feel any air. It took it about 4-6 hours to bring the humidity up from about 30% ( just had the front off the terrarium for a little while during set-up) to where it currently sits.
I imagine it works really well in a much smaller enclosure or across a few tubs.
11-10-2011, 11:00 PM
strikerball21
hmm what size pump did you use? could u wrap heat tape put a tank heater on the bottle?
11-10-2011, 11:48 PM
RichL
Re: homemade humidifier
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Originally Posted by strikerball21
hmm what size pump did you use? could u wrap heat tape put a tank heater on the bottle?
I just bought a pump made for a 20-60 Gallon.. It was only like 11 bucks at walmart..
I'm sure you could use a heat pad or something like that.
My enclosure was once a TV amoire that I converted over, so it's rather large. I just put it in a corner and set up a little 'corner room' behind it. I was having some issues with heat once it started cooling down outside, so I put a UV heat lamp outside of the back of the cage, and closed the area off in the corner so the heat didn't escape. This heated up the back wall of the enclosure and raised my ambient temps. So decided to put the pump and water back there so it was a bit warmer also. Seems to help =)
11-11-2011, 12:16 AM
strikerball21
Why does warm water work.better
11-11-2011, 01:42 AM
RichL
I think it has something to do with the molecules of warm air being less dense compared to cooler air. Therefore it can 'hold' more water vapor. I know that the humidity tends to drop in the colder months here and rises during the summer months. I am not sure on exact reasons though to be honest. Don't hold me to any of that..haha.. If your really interested:
