Quote Originally Posted by BPGator View Post
I'm looking to get the exact same setup as you (T8 with no divider and my house is kept cool too). Do you bias the placement of your RHP to one side or the other, or is it centered? What are your warm side vs cool side temps and so you take temp readings inside the hides?


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I'm using two 40w's, but if I hadn't gotten the divider and just used one 80w, Yes, I would install it off-center. I'd still try to keep a few inches between the edge of the rhp and the side of the enclosure if possible. If I just use RHP heat, I can have one side with these temps:

Warm side - 91/92F inside the hide, 88-90 surface temperature

Cool side - 78F surface/ambient and about 81F inside the hide.

These can be adjusted, and live in a 100+ year old house, so it can fluctuate heat a good bit. The temps in my T8 generally may fluctuate a degree or two, but that's about it. I have one Herpstat probe inside the enclosure for my RHP, I have two accurites (one warm side, and one cool side) and I also use a heat gun to spot check my temps a couple of times a week.