I need help with my boaphile setup

[dakski]

I have 13 Boaphile tanks and I run my hot side heat tape and RHP off the same thermostat. I cannot speak for other manufacturers setups, but Jeff (the Boaphile) and I discussed that I wanted both and set wattage accordingly to be run off the same thermostat. I have had zero issues in 2+ years with his tanks. In my 4X2' tanks I run all 3 heat sources - Two flex watt heat tapes and RHP off the same thermostat. Again, the wattage of the smaller heat tape on the cool side is less so they balance.

I probably could run all three on my 6X2' tanks as well but I use a separate thermostat for the cool side of those. They are stacked and I have them all on the same thermostat for the cool side.

Do I check temps religiously, yes, but again, zero issues in years.

If you want to run one heat source, run the RHP, as that heats the tank as well as creates a hotspot. The flex tape only heats what it touches.

I run redundant on/off thermostats I got from Jeff/Boaphile, but I cannot imagine it's different with another thermostat.

The RHP probe (and heat tape probe if you run them together) should be placed in the middle of the RHP halfway down the tank to the ground.

Having said all this, you can, of course, run each heat source off its own thermostat. There is nothing wrong with that. However, with 13 tanks, that would be a lot of thermostats to keep track of.

Of course, if all one species/requirements, you can run multiple tanks off one thermostat as well - at least the same heat source(s).

Finally, call Jeff if you have questions. He's been doing this longer than virtually anyone in the industry.