Ways to get the tank warm without warming room.

[RestlessRobie]

Here is what I do for all my tanks My room temps hold at about 68f and my tank temps hold fine at about 79-81

First I cover three sides of the tanks with black construction paper or aquarium background

Then I cut pieces of cardboard to fit the 2 sides and the back of the tank

After that I cover one side of the cardboard with foil tape and tape it to the tank sides and back

This allows the foil tape and cardboard to reflect the heat back into the tank and looks nice as well

Looks like this when finished

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I have just about every bulb under the sun. (Everything from 40-100). I sucks, I know, but that's what you gotta do. I even need two lamps in the winter because it's so cold up here.

Do you have to constantly spray the tank to keep the humidity up then?