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    Re: Need help with temperatures

    the great thing about a herpstat 2 is that you can use one probe for the cooler hide and one for the hotter hide, regulating two independent UTH's/flexwats. i favor low wattage heat sources, it allows you to seal up the enclosure and maintain humidity. depending on room temperature, using some insulation can be a big help, but it does take away from the sleek look for some of the fancier enclosures. I use fish tanks on their side, using the top as a front entry, adding plexi for the door. it takes substantial fabrication, but it's a matter of paying it forward for me, once everything is dialed in, the long term maintenance is a synch, allowing for vacations and such without relying on a friend to take on a hard to monitor/adjust task. if you are interested you can look through my gallery for some of my creations. it would be great is someone would make an all in one thermostat controlled low watt heat source that can go inside the tank, where all the heat can be contained. I've had to go to some extremes to modify UTH's by mounting them on pains of thick glass, but they are working great.

    Quote Originally Posted by Lexiethekitten View Post
    That doesn't sound complicated at all, I could easily hold that... :0 I am just ecstatic to finally start using my rack after holding back on it for a few months... Been through some bad situations with their tanks & unregulated UTH... so this will be a great start for us and so much better. Thank you!
    Last edited by Slither Seeker; 03-04-2017 at 12:10 PM.
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