Quote Originally Posted by PitOnTheProwl View Post
I am taken back by someone that has listened!!

How long have you had it running? Do you have anything in the tank yet?
XD I'm one of those people who does a lot of research. I've been reading and looking at diagrams of setups for about a month. Which is why I'm confused.

The heating pad has been on for about 5 hours now. I have the thermostat turned up to 103 now. I'm afraid to turn it up any higher but the thermometer is still only reading 77.7-78 when the thermostat kicks it into heating, and drops to 76 when its not. I really don't understand how there is only a 3 degree difference between the glass over the heating pad and the ambient temp of the cool side. Is the heating pad not powerful enough to emit heat through the glass? I did notice when taking the picture that because of the thermostat probe the middle of the heating pad is not flush against the glass. Could that be the reason? Should I move the thermostat probe closer to the edge where the cord for the heating pad is? Yes my bp is already in there :/ and I don't like the temp being so low especially since he's in the cool side hide. I do have another heating pad rated for a 20 gal tank on my anole tank. Should I swap them?