Re: Best ways to keep my BP's tank warm in a cold house during winter?
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Originally Posted by
KMG
There is no way that your temps are right with house temps that cold with only a uth. My house stays at 68 and in these cooler months will be around 66. At that temp I have to use a uth and a 100 watt CHE for the warm side and a 60 watt bulb to keep the temps up on the cool side. This is in a 40 gallon tank with the screen mostly covered.
It sounds like you need some ceramic heaters or some heat lamps. Also covering three sides with thick paper or something to insulate it will help up raise a few degrees.
This. Insulate the walls with quarter inch styrofoam insulation and cover most of the screen top. I did this with a 20gal in a room that was kept in the upper 50's and worked well.
