Quote Originally Posted by casper View Post
The probe for the thermostat. It is about .250 inch diameter. The UTH instructions say to make sure the UTH is flat against the glass with no bubbles. If I was to place the thermostat probe between the UTH and the glass it would create a large bubble in the middle and where the wire is.

I went ahead and placed the probe inside the tank against the glass about in the middle of where the UTH is. I used heavy duty scotch box tape to tape the probe to the glass. I know I’m not supposed to use tape inside the cage but I had no way else to stick it to the glass. I don’t have a hot glue gun.

Now I have an even bigger problem as the ambient temps are way too cold. The surface - belly heat is currently 93 deg and the hot side ambient is 75 deg and the cold side is 69 deg. My house is air conditioned and I don’t' know how to get the ambient temps up. I hate to think about using that dreaded heat lamp again that loves to suck out the humidity.
The UTH instructions also say to not put them on plastic, but us tub users have no problems.

Please don't use tape, it's an accident waiting to happen. Glue guns are $5 at any Walmart or Target.

You may need a second UTH or a heat lamp to raise the ambient temp. That's why I love tubs - no such thing as ambient temps because there's no unneeded empty space. You could try to switch to tubs?