can i put my tank on a towel?

[Annarose15]

im setting up my tank and i want to put the heater on the bottom but i finally read the back of the case it came in and it says dont put in on wood. well im putting it on wood and i dont want to hurt the wood. can i just put a towel underneath it? or maybe news paper? ive got those plasic things holding up the bottom of the tank but i dont want anything catching on fire.. thanks.

If you're putting the plastic spacers under the tank, then you aren't putting the UTH on the wood - it will be suspended, which is the point of the spacers. A towel would be unnecessary, and potentially a fire hazard because it would restrict air flow under the UTH. Also, make sure you are using a thermostat or dimmer to regulate the UTH temperature.