Proper temperature & humidity range

[sheaziiekittyxo]

You need a thermostat and a heat gun to take temps more than you need thermometers at this point. The temp on the floor is what needs to be regulated by the thermostat. I don't use a hydrometer because of where I live, but if the one you are using is not digital it is probably not very accurate. The people that just posted above me are pointing you in the right direction.

Thank you!

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[Kaorte]

I use that digital acurite one linked above for an ambient temp thermometer on the warm side...

However, I ALSO use a separate digital therm on just the hot spot...

And then another one monitoring the cold side with the probes suction cupped a couple inches above the surface

I might be a little thermometer happy lol.....

I have an IR gun too

The first step of recovery is admitting you have a problem. LMAO.



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[SpacegirlSpiff]

I might have a touch of OCD lol... It keeps my anxiety calm to overcompensate I guess

CHECKS AND BALANCES

[sheaziiekittyxo]

You want something that measures at least two temperatures. There are a lot of indoor outdoor wired thermometers on the market that do a pretty good job. This is the only one I know of that does the whole shebang. For this thermometer, you will put the probe under your substrate where your UTH is and put the unit itself on the other side of the enclosure (AKA the cool side).

For a thermostat, we have the super low end, and the super high end. Both of these will get the job done, but obviously the herpstat will do a better job. I've used thermostats like the jumpstart in the past and they have worked just fine.

The heat situation. If you can, go out and get a moonlight, red light, or ceramic heat emmiter of the same wattage as your current bulb. This will be just fine in the meantime.

I would suggest skipping any upcoming feeding days until you can get your heat situation figured out.

Oh do you have a photo of your setup?

I'm gonna work on getting all of that this week then definitely. I can probably go and get a different bulb tonight in the meantime. I don't have a picture at the moment, I can get one in a little bit. She's just in a 10g glass terrarium with a screen top with 2 hides, 1 on each side, aspen substrate (which I'm starting to question now) a water dish, and a big tree for her to climb on.

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[Mike17]

I used to have a round clock type from petco therm and humidity... I got freaked out by everyones' comments so I made myself a PID thermostat, 0.01 degrees error and 0.03% error deviation on power output. Meaning: industrial grade, extremely precise.

I'm waiting for the hygrostat I ordered directly from honeywell to install it on the other side of the HMI.

Just to find that my $1 petco clock type therm is spot on every time I check on it.


So yes digital is more accurate and reliable but in my experience analog did just fine. and we're talking of a bill difference of $1.75 analog vs. $214 digital.

just saying.


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[JodanOrNoDan]

I used to have a round clock type from petco therm and humidity... I got freaked out by everyones' comments so I made myself a PID thermostat, 0.01 degrees error and 0.03% error deviation on power output. Meaning: industrial grade, extremely precise.

I'm waiting for the hygrostat I ordered directly from honeywell to install it on the other side of the HMI.

Just to find that my $1 petco clock type therm is spot on every time I check on it.


So yes digital is more accurate and reliable but in my experience analog did just fine. and we're talking of a bill difference of $1.75 analog vs. $214 digital.

just saying.


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Neat stuff you are doing there. The problem with those analogs from the pet store is not that they are never accurate. I am sure there are a couple in a batch that are. The problem is that the build quality sucks and I have zero confidence that even two would give you the exact same reading. Analog is still great in my book, but a good analog anything requires at least periodic calibration. I have serious doubts that for the price of those gauges that they are or even can be calibrated. That said, I personally take humidity readings with my finger and it works for me. Don't ask. It's voodoo. lol

[Mike17]

That said, I personally take humidity readings with my finger and it works for me. Don't ask. It's voodoo. lol

Yeah!!! I know!!! I'm a manufacturing engineer at GM I'm responsible for the machining process of the valve body of the 6 speed automatic transmission, and valves have tolerances as strict as +/- 0.050 mm for position. We measure position with a Zeiss CMM and I have seen twice an operator adjust the CNC by sight!!!!! The first time my jaw dropped to the floor. Some people senses are natural gages. LOL!


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