Need a decent thermostat. Would like to stay within $30.

Any suggestions?
I only have one heat source to plug it in to at the moment (heat lamp) but I am considering also getting a UTH, so one with at least two outlets would be great.

If that is your budget, I'd go with the Hydrofarm.

http://www.amazon.com/Hydrofarm-MTPR.../dp/B000NZZG3S

I second Hydrofarm, it's budget friendly and is usually pretty good.

Thanks!
Also gunna throw another question out there
What do the numbers next to everyone's owned hemps signify?

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Originally Posted by Maaric

Thanks!
Also gunna throw another question out there
What do the numbers next to everyone's owned hemps signify?

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if there are two numbers, it means (# of males) . (# of females) so if I say I have 1.3 pastels, I have one male and three female pastels.

If there are three numbers, it means (# of males) . (# of females) . (# of unsexed animals) so if I say for instance I have 3.6.2 tarantulas, then I'm saying I have three males, six females, and two that I don't know the sex of.

1.0 means one male
0.1 means one female
2.2 means two males and two females
So on and so forth.. make sense? :)

EDIT: She beat me to it, and I also completely forgot about the unsexed, lol thank you!

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Originally Posted by Alexandra V

if there are two numbers, it means (# of males) . (# of females) so if I say I have 1.3 pastels, I have one male and three female pastels.

If there are three numbers, it means (# of males) . (# of females) . (# of unsexed animals) so if I say for instance I have 3.6.2 tarantulas, then I'm saying I have three males, six females, and two that I don't know the sex of.

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Alright, thanks!
Been reading through these forums for a few weeks now and have to say, its the best community I've seen of this type. You guys are great.

Hi,

If your heat lamp gives off visible light then the constant turning on and off will not only drive you nuts but shorten the life of the bulb considerably.

For bulbs I would only use a proportional thermostat - and you are sadly not going to get one for $30 or anywhere close.


dr del

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Originally Posted by dr del

Hi,

If your heat lamp gives off visible light then the constant turning on and off will not only drive you nuts but shorten the life of the bulb considerably.

For bulbs I would only use a proportional thermostat - and you are sadly not going to get one for $30 or anywhere close.


dr del

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I had a feeling it would reduce bulb life.
What if just reduce the bulb wattage and use the UTH on the thermostat.
Think that would work?

I would use the uth on the thermostat. What wattage bulb are you using. i use a 40W for the 12 hour deal.

Me being me, I have to curve your question.......................

Are you planning on getting more balls??
How much are you looking to spend?? (one persons "cheap" is not the same as another)

If you are planning or there is any chance of you getting more I would get a VE-200 from Reptile Basics and they will even build the flex-a-watt for you for free all you have to do is buy the parts:gj:

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Originally Posted by PitOnTheProwl

Me being me, I have to curve your question.......................

Are you planning on getting more balls??
How much are you looking to spend?? (one persons "cheap" is not the same as another)

If you are planning or there is any chance of you getting more I would get a VE-200 from Reptile Basics and they will even build the flex-a-watt for you for free all you have to do is buy the parts:gj:

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Nope to getting more balls. Transferring to a different college next year and it will be difficult hiding just one >.>

For the thermostat I was only looking to spend around $30. I had seen the Hydrofarm and it sparked my interest but I figured I'd ask the experienced people of BP.net before making a final decision.

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Originally Posted by TheWinWizard

I would use the uth on the thermostat. What wattage bulb are you using. i use a 40W for the 12 hour deal.

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I was planning on using the uth on the thermostat. What I was asking was if it would be alright to run a lower wattage bulb 24/7 and keep the uth on the thermostat to regulate temp because with my experience, anything lower than what I have now wont keep the temp high enough.
Right now I'm running a 150W Infrared Nocturnal bulb for my 24/7.

I was thinking about dropping to 50 or 75 like I had in my 10 gallon tank and keeping it on 24/7 while having a uth on a thermostat.