Re: What's your Ranco set at?
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Originally Posted by Damian7
leave the left and right ends open a bit for air to flow through correct?
That's the idea. That's what I would no if I have to use the reflectix.
Although, I ran tanks for years without it. Just some flexwatt and a helix. Never had any problems.
-adam
Re: What's your Ranco set at?
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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki
That's the idea. That's what I would no if I have to use the reflectix.
Although, I ran tanks for years without it. Just some flexwatt and a helix. Never had any problems.
-adam
Did you just use newspaper for substrate?
Re: What's your Ranco set at?
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Originally Posted by Damian7
Did you just use newspaper for substrate?
Newspaper, cypress mulch, aspen, paper towels ... About anything you can think of.
Don't make it too thick or it will act as an insulator and keep the heat of the flexwatt from radiating into the enclosure.
-adam
Re: What's your Ranco set at?
Right now it's a single sheet of newspaper and a very thin layer of cypress mulch, but I was thinking aspen might heat better any truth in this?
Re: What's your Ranco set at?
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Originally Posted by Damian7
Right now it's a single sheet of newspaper and a very thin layer of cypress mulch, but I was thinking aspen might heat better any truth in this?
I don't see how it could possibly matter? ... If it were me using the mulch, I'd ditch the paper ... no reason for it, and it makes heating the cage more ineffcient.
-adam
Re: What's your Ranco set at?
I finally achieved correct temps. It took some time but I got it right. I placed the T-stat probe inside the tank. I flipped the flex-watt around on its other side so the curl butts up against the glass better and gave it more breathing room by loosening up the reflectix over it allowing it to breath better. On top of that I changed from cypress mulch to aspen bedding. With the Ranco set at 99 degrees I finally have 90-94 warm side and 80-84 cool side. Bad news is my humidity is back down to the low 40's but I'll work on getting that right as I plan on making another humid hide with some moss. I'll post pics lata of Damian's new and improved living quarters.
Thanks to everyone who helped me out.
Re: What's your Ranco set at?
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Originally Posted by Damian7
I flipped the flex-watt around on its other side so the curl butts up against the glass better
Huh?? ... The whole thing should be taped flat against the glass. You're losing a lot of heat there.
If your Ranco is set at 99 and your tank temps are in the low 90's you are probably using too much bedding. They only need just enough to cover the glass.
-adam
