Less humidity w/o less temp?

[AcePythons]

So right now i'm working on getting my rack temps stabilized before I put any thing in there. I'm working on getting the temps about 8 degrees higher than what they are right now, but I have a hygrometer in one of the tanks that I had put a water bowl in and the humidity is at 85% ...

I have 10 soldered holes in the sides of the tub, but I'm afraid that if I add more holes that I'll sacrifice temperature instead of just lowering humidity?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

[SNIKTTIME]

I had a problem with too many holes and losing humidity. When I went to new tubs with only holes in the front I noticed much better humidity and no change in temp. I have a closed PVC rack though. So in my situation I would say no difference either way, but I wouldn't go swiss cheese on it either.

[kc261]

I think extra holes will affect humidity faster than they will affect heat. This is because the melamine of the rack and even the plastic of the tub will hold the heat, as well as the air. Humidity, on the other hand, is only in the air, unless you have condensation, which you shouldn't have anyway.

In 2 of the racks I built, I have back heat. In that case, I added a few holes in the back of the tubs, to help the warm air get into the tubs. This seemed to cause the humidity to go down slightly, I believe because it encouraged the air to flow a little more. That might be worth a try.

Also, one of the easiest ways to make a big impact on humidity is to change the size of the source of humidity, the water bowl. If you use water bowls with a smaller surface area, you'll get less humidity.

[Jenn]

Some great answers already. One more thing to remember... If you are using aspen, or just about anything but newsprint, sometimes it can run up the humidity for a few days in a new set-up. If this is the case it will come right back down after a few days. Too much humidity is about the least of my worries. Just keep things clean and they love the humidity.

That said, I have much better luck with holes on the front and back of the tub and none on the sides. If you want to give this a try place warm side holes high across the back of the tub and cool side holes lower, about half way down the tub along the front. Also it helps to use more holes (about 20% or so) on the warm side than the cool side.

[AcePythons]

Wow, thank you guys so much! I will definitely take all these suggestions and put them to use right now! I'll add a couple in front and a few in back.

Thank you guys for helping me! I really appreciate it!