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  1. 08-30-2009, 01:59 PM #1
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    substrate

    good afternnon, well i have a rack from RBI and i have my thermostat set to 93...so my hot side is 93-94 and my cool side is about 80-82...i use newspaper as my substrate so my question is do i need to put a thick layer or just two sheets...
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    Re: substrate

    It all depends if you have a thermometer with a probe in it, put the probe on top of the newspaper to get a accurate reading of the temp the adjust layers.
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    Re: substrate

    ok thank you
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    Re: substrate

    Well now that i think of it I put 2 peices on. You can just adjust the thermostat instead of layering paper.
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    Re: substrate

    I use two layers and my tstat is set to 95-96
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    Re: substrate

    my tstat is set to 90-92 is that good or should it be hotter
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