Need a decent thermostat. Would like to stay within $30.

[Maaric]

Any suggestions?
I only have one heat source to plug it in to at the moment (heat lamp) but I am considering also getting a UTH, so one with at least two outlets would be great.

[Kymberli]

If that is your budget, I'd go with the Hydrofarm.

http://www.amazon.com/Hydrofarm-MTPR.../dp/B000NZZG3S

[Alexandra V]

I second Hydrofarm, it's budget friendly and is usually pretty good.

[Maaric]

Thanks!
Also gunna throw another question out there
What do the numbers next to everyone's owned hemps signify?

[Alexandra V]

Thanks!
Also gunna throw another question out there
What do the numbers next to everyone's owned hemps signify?

if there are two numbers, it means (# of males) . (# of females) so if I say I have 1.3 pastels, I have one male and three female pastels.

If there are three numbers, it means (# of males) . (# of females) . (# of unsexed animals) so if I say for instance I have 3.6.2 tarantulas, then I'm saying I have three males, six females, and two that I don't know the sex of.

[Kymberli]

1.0 means one male
0.1 means one female
2.2 means two males and two females
So on and so forth.. make sense?

EDIT: She beat me to it, and I also completely forgot about the unsexed, lol thank you!

[Maaric]

if there are two numbers, it means (# of males) . (# of females) so if I say I have 1.3 pastels, I have one male and three female pastels.

If there are three numbers, it means (# of males) . (# of females) . (# of unsexed animals) so if I say for instance I have 3.6.2 tarantulas, then I'm saying I have three males, six females, and two that I don't know the sex of.

Alright, thanks!
Been reading through these forums for a few weeks now and have to say, its the best community I've seen of this type. You guys are great.

[dr del]

Hi,

If your heat lamp gives off visible light then the constant turning on and off will not only drive you nuts but shorten the life of the bulb considerably.

For bulbs I would only use a proportional thermostat - and you are sadly not going to get one for $30 or anywhere close.


dr del

[Maaric]

Hi,

If your heat lamp gives off visible light then the constant turning on and off will not only drive you nuts but shorten the life of the bulb considerably.

For bulbs I would only use a proportional thermostat - and you are sadly not going to get one for $30 or anywhere close.


dr del

I had a feeling it would reduce bulb life.
What if just reduce the bulb wattage and use the UTH on the thermostat.
Think that would work?

[TheWinWizard]

I would use the uth on the thermostat. What wattage bulb are you using. i use a 40W for the 12 hour deal.