Humidity is too high in my tub

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Originally Posted by abrunsen

Not trying to be rude here but I don't see why everyone always complains about tanks. I live in Iowa where it isn't very humid at all and I have used two tanks quite successfully. I have never had a problem with humidity or temps at all. The only reason I would want to do tubs is for portability. It is a pain to move my tanks all the time.

-Alex

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Don't knock it till you try it. :D. I started with tanks and thought they would be fine. Just switched to tubs, 1000x better for 1000 reasons.....

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Originally Posted by DrDooLittle

Don't knock it till you try it. :D. I started with tanks and thought they would be fine. Just switched to tubs, 1000x better for 1000 reasons.....

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Hmmmm I might have to try it when my BP outgrows her 20 gallon. Do you have any brands/types of tubs you recommend? Also, is it not a concern that the plastic will start melting having a UTH on the bottom?

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Originally Posted by abrunsen

Hmmmm I might have to try it when my BP outgrows her 20 gallon. Do you have any brands/types of tubs you recommend? Also, is it not a concern that the plastic will start melting having a UTH on the bottom?

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if you are using a thermostat with the UTH (which is mandatory regardless) then no.

For bigger tubs I like the Vision V-70 (41 quart) but they need to be in a rack as they do not have lids. for stand alone tubs most people use Sterilite brand tubs that can be purchased at Target among other places.

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Originally Posted by abrunsen

Hmmmm I might have to try it when my BP outgrows her 20 gallon. Do you have any brands/types of tubs you recommend? Also, is it not a concern that the plastic will start melting having a UTH on the bottom?

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Popular brands are Rubbermaid, Sterilite, and IRIS.
IRIS is great because they never change tub styles. Rubbermaid and Sterilite change their tubs all the time, so if you get a rack, it'll be hard to replace the exact tub.

The plastic will not melt as long as you regulate your UTH with a thermostat.

Edit: Aaron beat me again! LOL

Yeah mine is a sterilite 28 qt. I'm using a exo terra UTH with a hydrofarm thermostat and it's works fantastic.

Yep, we have steralite from Target. So long as you have thermostat which is a must, your tubs should not melt. Flexwatt on a herpastat is amazing. Stupidly I was concerned with tubs melting from heat. My husband so kindly pointed out to me, that if its 90 degrees outside, plastic things don't melt do they? I tend to worry too much about nothing...

DrDoolittle, I understand about the worrying. I thought the UTH would melt the tub too, then I felt my friends tub who he keeps his BP in and 90 degrees felt like nothing. So yeah no worries about it melting as long as you have it on a thermostat :banana:

Why do you want to lower the humidity to 55%? 60% is spot on, and 67% should be absolutely fine and healthy.
I'm confused.

WingedWolf, lol sorry I'm a noob and just wanted my humidity spot onto what the care sheet on here says :P my humidity is holding 60% strong now so I'm happy.

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Originally Posted by DrDooLittle

Yep, we have steralite from Target. So long as you have thermostat which is a must, your tubs should not melt. Flexwatt on a herpastat is amazing. Stupidly I was concerned with tubs melting from heat. My husband so kindly pointed out to me, that if its 90 degrees outside, plastic things don't melt do they? I tend to worry too much about nothing...

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......your husband makes a very valid point.