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    Whats a good thermostat

    I'm looking for a good thermostat to control my under tank heater, and where to buy it. Thanks Jeff
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    Re: Whats a good thermostat

    Helix or Herpstat for proportional thermostats. Johnson and Ranco for on/off type. Proportional will run continuously, but only supply enough power to maintain the desired temp. I would google search and look for the best pricing. I got my Helix thermostats from Reptilebasics.com and I love them. You could even try posting a wanted ad in the for sale/wanted section on this site. Maybe someone has one they are looking to sell.
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    Re: Whats a good thermostat

    To echo Waltah www.reptilebasics.com is a great site.

    You can't go wrong with anything he sells. I like Rancos for the on/off type.

    If you go Proportional, I'd recommend a Herpstat. Just my personal preference.

    http://spyderrobotics.com/store/index.php

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    Re: Whats a good thermostat

    I have a whole bunch of these and they work perfectly. For the money they cant be ebat.
    http://www.bigappleherp.com/BAH-1000...=2&category=15

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    Re: Whats a good thermostat

    I'm a fan of Spyder Robitics Herpstat.
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    Re: Whats a good thermostat

    alot of people go with the expensive one but a repti therm 500R works well for me. Temps are not constent BUT they range from 92-94. I like it and for $30 its nice

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    Re: Whats a good thermostat

    I use Helix. Never a problem. Very accurate.

    If you need to control more than one, look into spyder robotics.

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    Re: Whats a good thermostat

    i just bought a herpstat from spyder robotics and its wicked.

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    Re: Whats a good thermostat

    I have a Johnson controller on one of my racks and a 500R on another...both work ok. I will be replacing the 500R with something else soon though. Looking into the Big Apple brand t-stats.


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    Re: Whats a good thermostat

    have two herpstats work great. try craigslist to see if other reptilian fans are selling them, or post a wanted ad in here or on faunas site
    2.0 corns Scrappy(butter) and Wrigley(opal) 0.1 ball python Keeva 1.0 Black Milk Snake Shades 1.0 crested gecko Costello

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