Re: Best gun thermostat...
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Zincubus
So meaning ... ‘nothing’ over 33C ??
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I apologize my conversion was a little off. Let me us F instead of C and then hopefully I can explain better. My hotspot, which is the UTH under the warm hide is set to 92f. I don't want anything in my enclosure hotter than say 94f which I think is closer to 35c?
My ambient temps are maintained with a CHE, and even though it's also on a thermostat I check it just to be safe to make sure it isn't maintaining ambient temps but creating some spot on a piece of decor that's like 100f or something crazy like that. Let me be really clear, these are just the temps I aim for, I am VERY new to keeping a BP and use these temps just to play it safe. I'm here to be educated though, so if I'm doing something wrong I'm 100% okay with you guys calling me out.
Re: Best gun thermostat...
what thermostat do you use?
Re: Best gun thermostat...
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Newbiehelpme
what thermostat do you use?
Currently I'm running Jump Start and Zoomed's thermostats. The only downside of both of these is that if they fail, they fail in the on position, which is why I do checks constantly just to ensure everything is working as intended. Once my new enclosure gets here I plan on swapping over to herpstats, but for now these are working well for me.
Re: Best gun thermostat...
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Hugsplox
I apologize my conversion was a little off. Let me us F instead of C and then hopefully I can explain better. My hotspot, which is the UTH under the warm hide is set to 92f. I don't want anything in my enclosure hotter than say 94f which I think is closer to 35c?
My ambient temps are maintained with a CHE, and even though it's also on a thermostat I check it just to be safe to make sure it isn't maintaining ambient temps but creating some spot on a piece of decor that's like 100f or something crazy like that. Let me be really clear, these are just the temps I aim for, I am VERY new to keeping a BP and use these temps just to play it safe. I'm here to be educated though, so if I'm doing something wrong I'm 100% okay with you guys calling me out.
Sounds like you’ll be absolutely with such a great attitude !!
It was just the way you worded it ... as though you’d be happy for anything OVER 33C :)
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“ I run a degree or two warmer in my warm hide, but really I'm looking at anything over say, 33C”
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Re: Best gun thermostat...
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Zincubus
Sounds like you’ll be absolutely with such a great attitude !!
It was just the way you worded it ... as though you’d be happy for anything OVER 33C :)
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“ I run a degree or two warmer in my warm hide, but really I'm looking at anything over say, 33C”
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Oh I see what you're saying! I apologize! Yea what I mean was I'm looking FOR anything over 33C so I can correct it. Sometimes I my fingers type faster than my brain is working haha
Re: Best gun thermostat...
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Newbiehelpme
Hiya. So I have my gun and am working out my next issue although am not sure if it's an issue that's going to happen anyway.
So, I've tested temps a few times. First two times we're slightly warmer (testing within minutes of each other). Third test stated 31.7c great. After this, temp dropped to 30.9c and remained at 30.8/30.9c. I've turned stat up minutely and temp now reading 33c under bulb and 31.7c in hide. My main concern is the fact the temp is going up and down still and I'm not understanding how to get it to one temp and keep it there. Is it a case of the stat having a lowest temp and then turning the heat on more and vice verse for to hot?
Minor fluctuations are gonna happen especially with a CHE. If you want to really dial it in, a lot of people use proportional thermostats, like the ones from Spyder Robotics (who come highly recommend from other users here). Those types of thermostats will change out much power they're pushing to your heating elements depending on how much heat is needed to get back to your preset temperature.
Something like what I use, and what you're probably using, is a simple on/off thermostat. The issue I've noticed using those with a CHE, is it takes awhile for a CHE to warm up, and then by the time it gets hot enough to trigger your thermostat to shut off, the bulb itself still stays pretty hot for awhile after. That's probably, if I had to guess, why you're seeing the minor fluctuations.
You just have to remember that these guys come from a place where the temp varies depending on where they are. I think a degree or two either way, +/-, from where you want to be is fine. I've had to learn to trust my snake to move to where he needs to be to be comfortable.
