CB 70 rack question

what size flexwatt tape is recommended for a cb70 tub? what brand thermostat are most of you using with your racks?

i use 11" flexwatt with a herpstat ND and and oil filled space heater get my ambient temps up.

oil filled space heater eh? o.O do you have a link so i can see where i might see one? thanks for info

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Originally Posted by K80tik

oil filled space heater eh? o.O do you have a link so i can see where i might see one? thanks for info

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www.walmart.com

or your local walmart has them in the heater section

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Originally Posted by Sevo

www.walmart.com

or your local walmart has them in the heater section

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On my adult rack I use 11" and a honeywell space heater they were like 15.00 at Target right after winter when they bring out their spring stuff :D :D I got three. But it only takes one

Http://www.wildmorphs.com/uploads/honeywell.jpg

It keeps the room at 85-87 degrees with a 30% RH and I have two fans going to keep air circulating.

Hope this helps

thanks for the info. does help alot. guess with my cb 70's ill use 11in flexwatt. just on the D-I-Y forum on making a cb 70 rack he states a 3in. just ordered the iris tubs so guess ill have some work this weekend to do :P

he uses 3" because he has it taped to some type of gutter material so it spreads heat out better.

I do use the 3" Flexwatt on my racks. I find that it does a fine job for me. Also remember that unlike alot of our members, I have a building seperate from house that I house my snakes in. The ambient temperature of that room is 85 degrees. It is pretty sweltering in there. I don't think anyone keeps that house that hot. So, the heattape is not trying to heat a tub from 72-75 degrees(ambient) to 95-98. That might be tough for 3" tape. My tape only has to heat up from 85 degrees.
p.s. I said 95-98 degrees, and before I get questioned about that, that is the temp on the tape, not in the tub. That temp is required to get the desired 93 degrees in my tubs.
In conclusion, I would say that each setup requires a look at the ambient temps, and what you are trying to achieve with you heat tape to best determine what tape to use. Also, if you think that the 11" is too big, there is also a 4" variety available.
Hope that helps,

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Originally Posted by muddoc

I do use the 3" Flexwatt on my racks. I find that it does a fine job for me. Also remember that unlike alot of our members, I have a building seperate from house that I house my snakes in. The ambient temperature of that room is 85 degrees. It is pretty sweltering in there. I don't think anyone keeps that house that hot. So, the heattape is not trying to heat a tub from 72-75 degrees(ambient) to 95-98. That might be tough for 3" tape. My tape only has to heat up from 85 degrees.
p.s. I said 95-98 degrees, and before I get questioned about that, that is the temp on the tape, not in the tub. That temp is required to get the desired 93 degrees in my tubs.
In conclusion, I would say that each setup requires a look at the ambient temps, and what you are trying to achieve with you heat tape to best determine what tape to use. Also, if you think that the 11" is too big, there is also a 4" variety available.
Hope that helps,

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thanks alot! extremely helpful. i guess if your a breeder with your setup in a seperate room that would work. my house is like low 70's so i guess ill get the 11inch. would a metal plate like you have work with a 11inch just fine? i suppose so. thanks again

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Originally Posted by K80tik

thanks for the info. does help alot. guess with my cb 70's ill use 11in flexwatt. just on the D-I-Y forum on making a cb 70 rack he states a 3in. just ordered the iris tubs so guess ill have some work this weekend to do :P

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Whats D-I-Y?

11 inch would work fine for cb-70, or two rows of 3-4 inch tape even though it would be more wires, you cant really go to big on the tape as long as your only heating 1/3 of the tub. Example 3 inch would do the trick, so would 11 inch but the 11 inch would just seems more evenly spread heat, and require less energy to heat to your specs. also if your ambient temps are 70's which mine are aswell, thenm using the 11 inch will be better (wont need a space heater)

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Originally Posted by Subzero

Whats D-I-Y?

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Do - It - Yourself