Quote Originally Posted by CORBIN911 View Post
False, no need for it in the Tank...

Theirs many things depending on which Tape you used to put on heat tape, aswell how much of the probe is covered.

IR temp guns are good here, because this reason, If you set to 88, and its 94! as other said set to 84 itll be 90* Aslong as this is a constant you wont have an issue, Sometimes the tape will run a little hotter, I had mine set to 89, and it heated to 95 on 1 of the ARS levels, so i had to change out the level, Alot is dependent of the heat, tape. (i had 7 diffrent strips where youll likely have 1 looped in and out) So just lower Herps temp and IR gun the tape to get your hotspot correct.
Why are you temping the tape?
You temp the surface that your snake can touch.