Heat Mat + Thermostat Set Up Not Working?

Should I suction cup it to the bottom and just put substrate over it when I clean the tank next? The instructions said to suction cup it to the inside of the tank.. :-/

I know it's very misleading, I would honestly get foil tape or tape it to your heat pad

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Alright, sounds good. Duct tape work fine? Thanks mate

We put the t-stat probes snugly between the UTH and the bottom of the tank. If the probe is inside the tank the snake can (and will) move it, which can cause your UTH to get too hot. Once the probe is in place you need to use a temp gun or IR thermometer to measure the heat on the top of the substrate hot spot, while figuring out where to set the t-stat. In enclosures where we only use newspaper as a substrate a t-stat setting of 92*F typically creates a hot spot of 89-90*F.

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Originally Posted by Dev_DeCoste

Alright, sounds good. Duct tape work fine? Thanks mate

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No it won't hold up to the heat
A roll of foil tape at Home Depot is $7.

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I have finally found what works for me,regarding temps and humidity etc and yes it takes a lot messing with..changing thermostat,different types of bulbs and diff watts etc...finding ways to create humidity without drying out tank.

do your homework and read here and you will find out all u need to know.

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Originally Posted by Crazymonkee

No it won't hold up to the heat
A roll of foil tape at Home Depot is $7.

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3.50-$4.00 I've got foil tape for from the local hardware store

I taped the probe to the outside of the mat with a hydro farm thermostat and then placed a thermostat in the tank and taped that probe right above the hottest spot of the mat. Then set the hydro farm stat and went from there.right now according to my thermostat red gun and in the tank thermostat inside his hide is88 while outside is about 89. Humidity a steady 50

But you have the heat lamp on... that is what is heating your air temp, as I mentioned to you before. You are wasting electricity running your pad because it's not really doing anything being that you're light is what is heating your hotspot

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Originally Posted by NYHC4LIFE8899

I taped the probe to the outside of the mat with a hydro farm thermostat and then placed a thermostat in the tank and taped that probe right above the hottest spot of the mat. Then set the hydro farm stat and went from there.right now according to my thermostat red gun and in the tank thermostat inside his hide is88 while outside is about 89. Humidity a steady 50

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I hope you mean thermometer and you really don't want tape in the enclosure. Hot glue it down but the better thing is putting BOTH probes between the glass and mat.