PLEASE HELP, my enclosure is too cold

[dkatz4]

I put cardboard wrapped in tinfoil and it raised the temp from 68 to 75-80degrees!

Doesn't it feel great when something finally works!? I had a similar conundrum with my humidity, tried all sorts of things, then finally one simple fix made everything perfect and it was just such a relief. But on a more important note: get those heat sources regulated! Your UTH will work with any t-stat, they are made to do so. For your bulb, go to home depot and get a $12 lamp dimmer. The IR heat gun is especially crucial for accurately dialing the lamp in (many good ones available on amazon for around $30). My tip is to mark spots on the dimmer that correspond to day high, and night low, though i would also plug that into a t-stat for safety.
This is how both my UTH and my RHP are set up, its basically a ghetto HerpStat 2 .

[Brock]

Most likely for that size bulb you will.

What thermostat are you looking at? Many of the pet store options are junk and if you can afford a nicer one Id highly suggest getting one.

What thermostat do you suggest? That's not too expensive

[Macropodus]

I put cardboard wrapped in tinfoil and it raised the temp from 68 to 75-80degrees!

hey now that sounds like a good idea

[KMG]

What thermostat do you suggest? That's not too expensive

Like in my earlier post I like Herpstat.

http://www.spyderrobotics.com/

[dkatz4]

the link above, Spyder Robotics, makes the HerpStat 2, which i have so pathetically simulated. Its like a thermostat and dimmer (rheostat) in one. It monitors the temp and adjust the amount of current going to the appliances so that their output doesn't surpass the desired temp. Unlike a simple on/off thermostat that just runs the appliance at full power until it reaches the desired temp, then just shuts off until the temp goes down a few degrees, then turns back on, and so forth (this is how your house's HVAC thermostat works)
Great thing about the H-2 is that it can monitor 2 different heaters set for 2 different temps at once.
Whats more, its only $175 - which isn't nothing, but its not crazy money either. If two or three times you want to go out to dinner, but make yourself a sandwich instead, its pretty much paid for.

[PitOnTheProwl]

So is the probe inside the tank under the substrate or isn't it under the enclosure on to of the uth heater? @PitOnTheProwl

Yes and yes......

THERMOMETER probe is inside under substrate
THERMOSTAT probe is outside on UTH

[bcr229]

If you don't yet have a temperature gun, there's no reason not to pick this one up on the Black Friday sale:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B013X0NQT0..._BB5nybAHA5BZ4