I expected eggs this coming April, so I planned to set up my incubator. I'll start to test run at Saturday (March 10, 2012) I used Styrofoam cooler that can hold 4 clutches of eggs (small clutch) or 2 clutches (big clutch) with 4 inches flexwatt heat tape, fan, water bottles, egg plastic container with vermiculite and perlite mixs, thermo-hygro with probe and digital proportional thermostat (herpstat). I'll set the herpstat at 89 degrees F.

I'll also set the power matching mode at HI2 and sensor matching 2.0 on Monday

My problem is until now the reading of my thermostat is 85-86 deg. F, and the temperature inside the egg container is 85-86 deg F also, sometimes 84.

This is my first time, so what is the possible problem?

Thanks!