I'm in the process of setting up a brand new enclosure for my baby - I've had him for about 3 days and I've learned the hard way that glass aquariums are just too difficult to maintain humidity in (for me at least, and the heating is so touchy too, ugh) - So I'm trying to solve my problems before they cause any big health issues for my little guy and moving him to a tub set up.
So I went out and got a tub (about 20in long, I forget the quart count), melted the holes in it and put a new UTH on it so I could monitor the heat before I moved him in. I've got the hot spot at a wonderful 94 degrees but then, somehow, the cold side is reading as low as 72 degrees - At first I thought I just didn't get a large enough heat mat (deciding to err on the side of too small rather than too large), but I discovered that even when I set my probe not an inch away from the edge of the heat mat, I'm getting readings of like 75 degrees - So it can't be a sizing issue, can it?
I'm using a regular plastic tub from Walmart, locking lid and everything, 2 rows of holes punched along the bottom (about 2/3 inches away) as per the sticked guide - What possible reason could there be for it to just not retain heat at all?
I'm really frustrated here and not sure how to correct this - I haven't found anything relating to this sort of issue.
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