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When should I change my thermostat?
So I'm using a hydrofarm thermostat for 3 snakes and I need to know, when should I change my thermostat into a more expensive thermostat? I was looking at my recent thread that I posted and many agree and disagree with using a hydrofarm thermostat. I like the thermostat and it doesnt seem that much different than other thermostats except this one is cheaper. At what number of snakes should I change my thermostat? One member said that the more number of snakes, I should get a better thermostat.
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I have 1 ranco etc 111000 for 4 balls and another rancho etc 111000 for 2 boas
Aspen 1.0 Killer bee
Aurora 0.1 Lesser
Autumn 0.1 Lemon Blast
Clover 0.1 Calico
Pele 0.1 Bloody Salmon BCI
Tosh 1.0 Ivory Ghost BCI
Aslan Water dragon
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I think it depends on the wattage the thermostat can handle and what wattage your heat tape puts out per enclosure ...
Aspen 1.0 Killer bee
Aurora 0.1 Lesser
Autumn 0.1 Lemon Blast
Clover 0.1 Calico
Pele 0.1 Bloody Salmon BCI
Tosh 1.0 Ivory Ghost BCI
Aslan Water dragon
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Re: When should I change my thermostat?
Originally Posted by Maddumpling
So I'm using a hydrofarm thermostat for 3 snakes
Need more background info. First off what kind of setup are you housing these 3 snakes (BP's?) in, a rack, tubs or tanks?
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I keep them in tubs. And have 4 inch heat tape for 3 rows.
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Is it working and holding temps correctly? are you getting spikes or not? It is not that simple. Do you use a back up? Personally before buying any other type I'd back up the one you have. A fail safe cannot ever be under rated. Weather you choose to buy something better and use the hydrofarm as a failsafe or if you buy a second hydrofarm it really doesn't make much difference. If what you have is working then it is working if not you need to change.
proportional units are very different and simply cannot be lumped with on off units. It is like trying to compare a motorcycle to a delivery van they both have wheels and move but there really is little in common. On turns on and off many times a second to keep temps exact temp the other is a mean temp of the few degrees over and few degrees under.
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Oh, since you brought up proportional units, what are they? What is the difference between other thermostats?
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Here is a link to a excellent article that discusses the difference between on/off style vs. proportional style thermostats: http://www.reptilebasics.com/thermostat_faq
The proportional thermostat I would recommend is this: http://www.reptilebasics.com/ve-200
Last edited by Adam Chandler; 09-29-2011 at 12:53 AM.
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