Quote Originally Posted by SandmansDreams View Post
I got the new thermometers in the tank and old ones removed.

I got the dimmer connected to the UTH and turned to a little less than 3/4.

I got the two plastic bowls cut for identical hides (I plan to replace these with actual hides instead of makeshift eventually, but wanted to get her set up the two identical hides sooner rather than later).

So, some updates;
- Humidity levels are right around 40 degrees even with the lamps on. This is much better than I previously thought! Even though it still doesn't seem enough (I should shoot for 50-60?).
- It does not look I'm getting the proper temperature gradient throughout the tank. After leaving the UTH w/ dimmer on for 4 hrs, I'm reading 84 on the hot side, 81 on the cold side. I'm not too concerned just yet as I was previously instructed to leave it go for about 8 hrs in order to let the dimmer do its job and allow the UTH to reach its proper adjusted level. I'll have to measure it tomorrow after 8 hours. I'll unplug it tonight so as to not take any chances.

I'll try to update with some pictures tomorrow.

Thank you again for all your help!
Before you had it running wide open so it is fine for tonight now up to 3/4.. It wont go above 90 at less than 3/4... It is going to drop a little at night anyway because the air cools off because its only running on a percentage of power, so if you get it to 90 at 1-2pm on the Inside Glass during the day it will drop to 88 at night because the lower power wont alow it to add more power/heat to rise the temp as the air cools. Thats Fine though. So make sure not to adjust it in the evening, only do that during the day when air temps are highest/warmest.. You will have to do this again come Spring/Summer when indoor/outdoor temp rise.