its a 100W which i was told is ideal for 30g tanks. as for the sand, im really open to recommendations, what do you self use? its not a preference but rather just what i think he likes. im by no means a pro so i could be wrong. fully open to suggestions hereOriginally Posted by STORMS
Are your UTH's on a thermostat or a dimmer?
Sand? Since you already seem to know that it is not recommended - I will just walk away from that one
I don't think it is necessary to put a florescent light in, but again that is just my opinion.
The light that you are currently using to up the ambient temps - how many watts is it? Maybe you could put in a red or blue light with less wattage to help with your ambient temps. Ambient temps IMO should be close to 80 - 85 degrees. 100 degrees is excessive.and ambient temps stay around 80ish F i know 100F is to hot, i use those stick on heat gauges to measure ambient temp. one on each side. id be willing to switch over to a red lamp no issues there. im just unsure what wattage i should go with. most i have seen for sale are high like 200 area. im thinking about abandoning the Heat Lamp all together but i would like something for viewing purposes.
my UTH are unregulated. ive just been using substrate thickness with the IR Thermometer to regulate the heat. im thinking i should get a dimmer or thermostat for them and move over to a more friendly substrate am i correct? Opinion thermostat or Dimmer whats better used for UTH?
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