New Thermostat

Getting my thermostat today finally!!!!

So, I just want to know, I got the Hydrofarm one and it has a suction cup on the probe, should I put that on the glass, inside tank, in the center of the heating pad, or on the heating pad itself under the tank?!?! Also, should I place my thermometer probe in the same place or what??

You need to put it on the tank bottom inside the tank.

I like to put the tstat probe on the uth under the glass. This way it is less likely to be moved and send your tstat to full power.

I put my thermometer probe on the glass in the tank to track the internal temp under the substrate. If this one is moved its no big deal. I also use a temp gun to check and track the substrate surface temp.

You can do either way but this way is safer. IMO.

I wouldn't put the tstat probe inside the enclosure. Your snake would end up moving the probe while exploring no matter how securely you think you attached the probe. I've had this experience before when I got my first BP, luckily I caught it before the UTH could get too hot. Its safest to place it directly on the UTH under the tank to prevent overheating.

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Keep the thermostat probe out of the enclosure. Tape it to the UTH or sandwich it in between the UTH and the glass. Stick your thermometer probe right over the UTH on the glass, under the substrate. Set your thermostat until you get the desired temp on your thermometer. Tada!

Ok cool this is what I was thinking, awesome!!! It's still out for delivery, so I will get some pix of it after I set it up and do some spot cleaning, so you all can confirm its correct!! Also, what is the best way to hold the thermometer probe on the glass?


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Ok cool this is what I was thinking, awesome!!! It's still out for delivery, so I will get some pix of it after I set it up and do some spot cleaning, so you all can confirm its correct!! Also, what is the best way to hold the thermometer probe on the glass?


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Something heavy or a dab of hot glue.

suction pads you could use for the thermometer that what i use

I think I will try and find my hot glue gun out in storage and use that!!! Hopefully I have some left over hot glue from the past!!!

Yea, I would use tape to tape the probe down and not use the little suction cup.

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Yea, I would use tape to tape the probe down and not use the little suction cup.

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Better watch out! The anti-tape police is going to come :)

Tape in the enclosure is generally a no go.. Have you ever peeled tape off a snake? I have. It isn't fun. The snake doesn't like it so much.

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not use the little suction cup.

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What is wrong with suction cups? on the thermometer probe i use them and they have never been moved and my bp always burrows by them :)

well, I got my thermostat just a little bit ago, spot cleaned the tub, put the thermometer "outdoor" probe above the heating pad right in the middle of it, and the thermostat probe right on top og the heating pad between it and the glass and wow, the temp is CRAZY up to 114.....so its dropping now, got it set on about 92, gonna see what the thermometer tells me when the thermostat starts heating it back up!!!!

It can take a few hours for the temps to stabilize.

What should the difference between the thermostat probe and thermometer probe be in fahrenheit? I am getting around 4 degree difference FOR NOW.


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What should the difference between the thermostat probe and thermometer probe be in fahrenheit? I am getting around 4 degree difference FOR NOW.


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That sounds pretty normal. Mine varies by 2-5 degrees depending on the thermostat.

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Better watch out! The anti-tape police is going to come :)

Tape in the enclosure is generally a no go.. Have you ever peeled tape off a snake? I have. It isn't fun. The snake doesn't like it so much.

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I wasn't talking about anything on the inside, I was refering to the little suction cup on the Hydrofarm. That probe goes on the outside between the UTH and the bottom of the enclosure.

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What is wrong with suction cups? on the thermometer probe i use them and they have never been moved and my bp always burrows by them :)

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I was talking about the little suction cup on the Hydrofarm probe. Tape would be more secure.

Hydrofarms do tend to spike when they cycle. Sometimes on/off stats can spike, this is not wholly the T-stat but a combination of things the hydrofarms probe is heavy and slow to respond higher wattage heat sources... on and on. This is something to keep an eye on, sometimes the effect is minor and sometimes the spikes can be dramatic. The other thing to check is the probe accuracy of hydrofarms is quite bad I have tested a handful and found them to be off by as much as 4.7ºF high. I would test this against 3 other (or 5) thermometers to find out the error of the t-stat.

Well, so far, its starting to stabilize and stay around 89-91, so that is much better than the start at 114 F.....

I have some pix of the thermometer/stat showing the temps when I 1st plugged it in...thank god I got this when I did, it was WAY to hot inside. Also, throwing a pic in of the 2 snakes we have together while waiting for the normals tank to be ready again! Also, its a little less humid because I had the top off and was digging around in the cage cleaning out some pee pee and moving stuff and the humidity is actually staying around 55-58% after adding some tin foil to a little more than half of the screen!

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