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ben11
Egg
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 Posted - 24/03/2009 : 09:01:07
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| Has anyone ever used this for securing a heat mat to the bottom of a viv? i thought this will be good for insulation. Should i cover the heat mat completely or just around the edges? thanks |
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Posted - 24/03/2009 : 09:58:36
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if you mean the foil tape used for joining insulation around pipes it is supposed to reflect heat back so i wouldn't cover the whole mat its not very strong either good chance it may tear and make a mess
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1.0.0 Tom a 10 month old Flourescent orange Corn 29 inches and growing fast
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ben11
Egg
United Kingdom
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Posted - 24/03/2009 : 10:05:48
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| What i had in mind was to stick the heat mat to the bottom of my viv and then cover the heat mat with the tape it hold the heat in better. |
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lee2308
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 24/03/2009 : 15:58:20
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| hi and welcome to the forum,do you mean on the outside of the viv?is your viv wooden,if so you would be better off puting the mat inside the viv. |
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ben11
Egg
United Kingdom
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Posted - 24/03/2009 : 16:04:57
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| Yeah i mean outside underneath it. it is a plastic viv. |
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lee2308
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 24/03/2009 : 23:10:55
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tape is fine on the out side and foil tape would help to reflect the heat back up,think twice about ever uting tape inside though as we hear so many bad stories involving tape. |
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ben11
Egg
United Kingdom
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Posted - 25/03/2009 : 09:58:28
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| Sound thanks, ill use double sided tape to stick the heat mat underneath the viv then cover it with the foil tape to keep things extra snug ;) |
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lee2308
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 25/03/2009 : 10:09:25
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| when i had a plastic vaunarium i used to put a peice of cardboard wraped in foil to raise the mat up close to it,so it's basicly the same princable just more permament. |
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ben11
Egg
United Kingdom
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Posted - 25/03/2009 : 10:21:31
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| nice idea thanks very much, i guess that way it stops to risk of messing my mat up! |
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CAL
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 25/03/2009 : 16:12:56
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| I've used clear duct tape on mine. I inspect it every change of substrate to make sure its not coming loose and if it is I change it, although my last lot lasted 5 years. |
0.0.1 Cornsnake: Monty, 10 years old, 5ft 3".
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Posted - 25/03/2009 : 16:13:18
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| ah i see what you mean now, mat being on the underside of the bottom, the tape reflects radiant heat not sure if it would help if its touching the source you may find the aluminium conducts heat quite well polystyrene sheet insulates nicely. |
1.0.0 Tom a 10 month old Flourescent orange Corn 29 inches and growing fast
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ben11
Egg
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Posted - 26/03/2009 : 09:31:53
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| Well i have made a reflective mat with the foil tape.. will let you know how its goes! |
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Posted - 26/03/2009 : 21:27:21
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| be interesting to see at the moment my OH's undies draw gets toasty warm must be wasting quite a bit of energy |
1.0.0 Tom a 10 month old Flourescent orange Corn 29 inches and growing fast
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