Fogger dripping?

Is there possibly a way i can stop my fogger from dripping? I use aspen as substrate so the dripping may cause it to mould!?!?


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Originally Posted by dillymann

Is there possibly a way i can stop my fogger from dripping? I use aspen as substrate so the dripping may cause it to mould!?!?

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What type of fogger is it?

If it is a reptifogger then perhaps it's the way you've got the tube setup. Condensation will buildup in the tub, so I ave found the best solution is to swap the tub that comes with the reptifogger with a smooth tube from your hardware store.

This is for a bp enclosure? My suggestion would be to try to see if you can raise humidity by changing aspen to cypress and adding a humid box so you can take out the fogger.

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Originally Posted by Rickys_Reptiles

What type of fogger is it?

If it is a reptifogger then perhaps it's the way you've got the tube setup. Condensation will buildup in the tub, so I ave found the best solution is to swap the tub that comes with the reptifogger with a smooth tube from your hardware store.

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Its home made I used 1/2" PVC pipe for the tubes

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Originally Posted by anatess

This is for a bp enclosure? My suggestion would be to try to see if you can raise humidity by changing aspen to cypress and adding a humid box so you can take out the fogger.

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I have heard bad things about cypress having bugs in it and I have a humid hide if anything I will switch aspen to coco husk


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Maybe a good ol' fashion bowl(or dry sponge) to catch the drips under the tubes.
Maybe have your exit tubes go horizontal or even a slight upslope to prevent dripping. The water collection in them would probably just evaporate itself or you can just go in manually to towel it dry.

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Originally Posted by dillymann

Its home made I used 1/2" PVC pipe for the tubes

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Your setup is the issue. The way you have created a horizonal tube is going to trap the moisture and cause it to condense. I would change it to something more like this:

http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/x...ps9e416ed0.png

You will still have some dripping, since moisture naturally goes up, not down, but it'll be better than what you have now.

I have a big water dish in there but its not doing a whole lot...


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Place a wet rag along the top of the screen on your tank or up to the heat dome then get a plastic container cut a hole in it the top and place some sphagnum moss in it,wet it ,ring it out and keep it damp and that will help raise humidity. I'm actually about to up the temp in my tank and going to do the same. Wanna see if I can get my tank to he a steady 90 degrees and atlesst 50 % humidity. Cause now I'm at 86 degrees and 40-50 humidity on avg..that's before misting. I know if I raise temp it can dry out the tank,so have to get humidity up.

i am unfamiliar with this type of fogger, what physical process is used to create the fog? (i suspect its ultrasound but im not sure).

the ultrasound foggers i know are typically partially submerged and fed by a body of water where the water surface is only slightly above the fogger, so the water pressure is minimal. like 5 millimeters or 1/6 th of an inch of water.

i can help when i know more about the device and the physics behind it.

also, is it an overflow problem, or is the fog condensing and then dripping down?

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Originally Posted by NYHC4LIFE8899

Place a wet rag along the top of the screen on your tank or up to the heat dome then get a plastic container cut a hole in it the top and place some sphagnum moss in it,wet it ,ring it out and keep it damp and that will help raise humidity. I'm actually about to up the temp in my tank and going to do the same. Wanna see if I can get my tank to he a steady 90 degrees and atlesst 50 % humidity. Cause now I'm at 86 degrees and 40-50 humidity on avg..that's before misting. I know if I raise temp it can dry out the tank,so have to get humidity up.

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Dont have a screen top anymore... New enclosure ..!


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Originally Posted by Pythonfriend

i am unfamiliar with this type of fogger, what physical process is used to create the fog? (i suspect its ultrasound but im not sure).

the ultrasound foggers i know are typically partially submerged and fed by a body of water where the water surface is only slightly above the fogger, so the water pressure is minimal. like 5 millimeters or 1/6 th of an inch of water.

i can help when i know more about the device and the physics behind it.

also, is it an overflow problem, or is the fog condensing and then dripping down?

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Its a personal ultrasonic humidifier that feeds from a little reservoir and yes i believe the fog is condensing and dripping dripping down


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does it drip when the fogger is switched off?

if not, the solution would be to have it on a timer so that it is active for maybe 30 minutes every 3 hours.

these ultrasonic things only know "on" and "off" with nothing inbetween, just like the magnetron in a microwave oven. (set a 1000 watt microwave to 500 watts, and you can hear the magnetron switching on and off and on and off, strictly speaking it cannot do 500 watts, so it switches on and off to average out at 500 watts). if the setup is right and it doesnt leak when switched off, all you can do is to use a timer.

but then, isnt that chameleon stuff? drippers and foggers are usually an issue when dealing with arboreal reptiles that need water, but will NEVER drink stale water and only lick water from leaves. like most chameleons and some geckos. BPs will drink out of a water bowl.

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Originally Posted by Pythonfriend

does it drip when the fogger is switched off?

if not, the solution would be to have it on a timer so that it is active for maybe 30 minutes every 3 hours.

these ultrasonic things only know "on" and "off" with nothing inbetween, just like the magnetron in a microwave oven. (set a 1000 watt microwave to 500 watts, and you can hear the magnetron switching on and off and on and off, strictly speaking it cannot do 500 watts, so it switches on and off to average out at 500 watts). if the setup is right and it doesnt leak when switched off, all you can do is to use a timer.

but then, isnt that chameleon stuff? drippers and foggers are usually an issue when dealing with arboreal reptiles that need water, but will NEVER drink stale water and only lick water from leaves. like most chameleons and some geckos. BPs will drink out of a water bowl.

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I guess i will just have to stop using it for now ... I will have to see if the humidity does ok without it


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