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| shaunio |
Posted - 14/05/2011 : 20:14:26
Hey all, i always thought u put the heat mat under the viv, but i have seen a few pics of people with them in their vivs. I always thought it was the outside. My viv is wooden and i have the heat mat underneath, my other viv is all glass exo terra. I know the heat mat is ok under the exo terra one because it goes through glass easy....but what about my wooden viv??......cheers!!! |
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| josh9961 |
Posted - 14/05/2011 : 23:48:48
I've always found that because of the air spaces in polystyrene it allows heat to be distributed better than it would be in glass. A heatmat on glass, I have found, often causes hotspots because the heat cannot be conducted through glass very easily  |
| kdlang |
Posted - 14/05/2011 : 20:57:38
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Originally posted by josh9961
What Gmac said, but I also recommend putting a polystyrene tile under your glass viv and on top of the heat mat to aid in heat distribution, as glass is a relatively poor conductor of heat it can be hard to achieve a good gradient with the mat directly under the glass.
Surely the polystyrene tile would insulate the heat away from the tank if its on top of the heat mat. I would say you put the tile underneath the heatmat. Thats what I did with mine when I had them under plastic fauns |
| shaunio |
Posted - 14/05/2011 : 20:37:58
cheers guys...advice taking, i'll have a look for the polystyrene, got a few old box's in the cupboard, i'll see whats in them!!! |
| gmac |
Posted - 14/05/2011 : 20:34:36
on the base of the viv is best place for the mat |
| josh9961 |
Posted - 14/05/2011 : 20:33:40
What Gmac said, but I also recommend putting a polystyrene tile under your glass viv and on top of the heat mat to aid in heat distribution, as glass is a relatively poor conductor of heat it can be hard to achieve a good gradient with the mat directly under the glass. |
| shaunio |
Posted - 14/05/2011 : 20:32:22
cheers gmac.....best place to put it under the subtrate or on the side of the viv?? |
| gmac |
Posted - 14/05/2011 : 20:30:28
mats inside for wooden vivs, they will never get enough heat to penetrate the wooden base otherwise. |
