The age long question of... tubs or tanks?

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Originally Posted by Drewcifer

Thank you!... I couldn't be sure but I'd give my room at least... a 68 degrees. I am no expert and are purely guessing... but I want to use plenty of heat sources such as an uth as well as a light above. Any further information such as to tge absolute best placement of those heat sources would be much appreciated. Thank you!

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With your ambient room temp at 68*F I would recommend either a PVC or melamine enclosure with a RHP to provide ambient heat and UTH for basking spot. Glass is a poor insulator, which is why you find double and triple-pane windows on houses these days, and you will lose a ton of heat through the sides of the tank as well as the top.

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Originally Posted by bcr229

With your ambient room temp at 68*F I would recommend either a PVC or melamine enclosure with a RHP to provide ambient heat and UTH for basking spot. Glass is a poor insulator, which is why you find double and triple-pane windows on houses these days, and you will lose a ton of heat through the sides of the tank as well as the top.

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Ooh, that makes me a little scared. I wouldn't think a RHP would be included into the essential things, and it might not be in the budget. I could not turn on my fan anymore and crank up the heating pad a little tiny bit... would that help even a tiny bit??

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Originally Posted by Drewcifer

Ooh, that makes me a little scared. I wouldn't think a RHP would be included into the essential things, and it might not be in the budget. I could not turn on my fan anymore and crank up the heating pad a little tiny bit... would that help even a tiny bit??

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Uhmm No.
Running your UTH too hot will only create a burner spot and still wont do much for your ambient temps.

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Originally Posted by PitOnTheProwl

Uhmm No.
Running your UTH too hot will only create a burner spot and still wont do much for your ambient temps.

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I see, well thank you. A apologize for the idiotic assumption.