affordable thermostat?

Hey guys,

Just wanted some suggestions on affordable thermostats , im on a tight budget but kinda scared of using a rheostat for safety reasons ( i.e. a fire). Any recommendations, right now im looking at the repti temp 500 r for 18 bucks
i just wanted it for a 1 snake tank setup

thanks

I'm planning on getting a hydrofarm off of amazon for $28.50 since I only have one snake and I plan on keeping it that way for a while, I'm maxed out on pets. I decided on the hydrofarm because it had good reviews, while I have heard some bad stuff about the thermostat you speak of, and I really don't trust anything from zoo med or exo terra, as in, bulbs, rheostats, thermostats, etc...because those things have always broken on me, but there are both positive and negative reviews about that thermostat. Hopefully someone chimes in who has used it before.

I have rheostats and haven't had any probs, only thing with them is that you need stable room temps or you could run into probs, I also have the hydrofarm was well worth it for the price.

I have used the reptitemp 500 and they work great! Also Big Aplle Herp has a great and cheap thermostat: http://www.bigappleherp.com/BAH-1000-Thermostat

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Originally Posted by seeya205

I have used the reptitemp 500 and they work great! Also Big Aplle Herp has a great and cheap thermostat: http://www.bigappleherp.com/BAH-1000-Thermostat

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The Big Apple Herp BAH-1000 thermostat is the one that I bought also. I thought that was a pretty good price for what all it does.

I have two of the Hydrofarms. I like them. I also have four rheostats. I don't worry about the rheostats causing a fire. I did have one that wouldn't work properly after power outages. That's what led me to get my first t-stat.

That particular rheostat would not send power to the heat mat after a power outage. Happened twice so I got rid of it for the hydrofarm t-stat since it was my boas cage.

http://www.bigappleherp.com/BAH-1000-

I also have two of these and they have worked really well for me.

I use the 500 and have had no problems...

thanks guys, any more suggestions? so no problems with rheostats other than temperature variability? im just worried about a fire or something haha

All I have to say is: you get what you pay for.

In my eyes, there is no such thing as an affordable thermostat. Thermostats are expensive because they need to be to work properly. A $20 thermostat is better than no thermostat, but I'm just not willing to take that risk.

Rheostats/dimmers DO NOT work very well unless you have almost perfect room temps. My dimmer fluctuates a lot because my room goes from 70-77 during the day and I'm always going back to turn it down or up. It's really annoying.

Thanks for all the replies here. I was using dimmers and even though the temperature changes in my room aren't drastic, they still weren't such a good solution. I bought a Hydrofarm thermostat because of this thread and I love it!

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Originally Posted by franken_stein

Thanks for all the replies here. I was using dimmers and even though the temperature changes in my room aren't drastic, they still weren't such a good solution. I bought a Hydrofarm thermostat because of this thread and I love it!

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:gj: I bought 2 a while back they get the job done :), though I just bought a helix to run my incubators,

i have a hydrofarm on order as well, i hope it works as well as you all have reported! at the moment i'm using a dimmer and have issues with temp changes. its set up to be ~94-95 during the hottest part of the day, but dips to the high 80's at night.

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Originally Posted by therieldeal

i have a hydrofarm on order as well, i hope it works as well as you all have reported! at the moment i'm using a dimmer and have issues with temp changes. its set up to be ~94-95 during the hottest part of the day, but dips to the high 80's at night.

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I have a Hydrofarm for my leopard gecko and its amazing

It always holds temps within the range I need (90 - 94) you will be very happy with this product :gj: