Tank w/belly heat only...Opinions please

When i had my first bp in a tank, after messing with heat lamps and all that stuff, i put a uth under the 20 g tank and reflectix on three sides of the enclosure to reflect the heat back in with duct tape covering all but a 3rd of the screen top, and i have to say i was pretty successful, temps and humidity where great. If you want to give that a shot, you can pick reflectix up at any ace hardware by the foot for a buck. Good luck:gj::salute:

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Originally Posted by juddb

When i had my first bp in a tank, after messing with heat lamps and all that stuff, i put a uth under the 20 g tank and reflectix on three sides of the enclosure to reflect the heat back in with duct tape covering all but a 3rd of the screen top, and i have to say i was pretty successful, temps and humidity where great. If you want to give that a shot, you can pick reflectix up at any ace hardware by the foot for a buck. Good luck:gj::salute:

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I already have the 3 sides covered in foam board, but I was thinking about using this stuff under the tank (covering the bottom beneath the UTH's) to help disperse the heat rather than having it so localized. I know the UTH is supposed to be able to breathe though. So I don't know.

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Originally Posted by td30

I already have the 3 sides covered in foam board, but I was thinking about using this stuff under the tank (covering the bottom beneath the UTH's) to help disperse the heat rather than having it so localized. I know the UTH is supposed to be able to breathe though. So I don't know.

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Well thats the way reflectix works it reflects the heat back into the enclosure.

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Originally Posted by missi182

Do you use one UTH or two? If just one how do you keep the cool side above 80?

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i actually use 3 feet of 11 inch flexwatt 2 on one side and one on the other leaving a small section with none