HVAC / Exo Terra / CHE 150 watt question

[KMG]

I had a lamp stand, but it wasn’t getting nearly hot enough inside with the distance between. I also was losing a lot of humidity.

I also had a 100 Watt before this, but it wasn’t getting hot enough inside either.

I find that very hard to believe. My CHEs were several inches above the mesh and gave me the proper hot spot for my Ball, and a good ambient temp. That was turned down a bit with a dimmer too.

What are you taking temperatures with?

An unregulated 150w CHE sitting on the top should be making one heck of a hot spot directly under it.....unless this is a very tall tank.

As for the humidity that is what they do. All I did to combat it was keep moist moss in my hides making them humid hides.