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 Posted - 08/08/2008 : 15:56:34
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Just in the process of modding a new Viv for Marmite, its quite an upscale in size!
How does my heating solution look, sensible? over sensible or somethings that's going to explode?!
Note there isn't a light in there, just the heat mat.. |
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Posted - 08/08/2008 : 15:57:22
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Ooops, won't let me edit the first post:
Its a flexible bathroom tile by the way..
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Blackecho
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Posted - 08/08/2008 : 17:38:41
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Looks ok, maybe a touch on the large side, I aim for 1/3 of the viv heated, but some go up to 1/2. Is the lino over a heat mat?
The viv looks good too, I like the glass plinth at the front. |
 
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dazb
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Posted - 08/08/2008 : 17:44:57
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viv looks good to me. half the viv floor being covered is the max you can have so it should be ok. i have got the 6x11 for my 2 foot vivs.
other than that looks ok. you gonna run it off a mat stat???
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Posted - 08/08/2008 : 17:48:12
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Looks ok, maybe a touch on the large side, I aim for 1/3 of the viv heated, but some go up to 1/2. Is the lino over a heat mat?
The viv looks good too, I like the glass plinth at the front.
Thanks, yup its a heat mat underneath, it covers about 2/5ths of the bottom with the lino& gaffa tape making it look a little bigger. My biggest worry is the temperature still coming through, I can hold my hand on it but after a few seconds its real hot, I'm just not sure what is normal and whats acceptable for a small corn should he lie on it? I have a smaller heat mat that I may try.
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viv looks good to me. half the viv floor being covered is the max you can have so it should be ok. i have got the 6x11 for my 2 foot vivs.
other than that looks ok. you gonna run it off a mat stat???
At the moment no but would you say something like a Habistat Thermostrat is essential? Wish I'd checked to Wattage before taping it down lol |
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Blackecho
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Posted - 08/08/2008 : 18:32:34
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| Yes I'd say the mat stat was essential (especially if its that hot), I bought a brand new one off ebay last week for £20 inc delivery. |
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Posted - 08/08/2008 : 19:15:58
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Yes I'd say the mat stat was essential (especially if its that hot), I bought a brand new one off ebay last week for £20 inc delivery.
Thanks, I'll look into it, left my my Exo-Terra thermometer in the old and new set up and the new one is off the scale so its easily 40+C but then so is the old one but it feels a few C colder, need to get a proper thermometer in there. So yeah thinking a Thermostat will keep the mat temperature down. |
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Posted - 08/08/2008 : 20:09:07
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cb07 - male - corn snake
cb07 - male - red tailed boa
cb06 - female - salmon pink tarantula
wc - male-female - asian forest scorpions
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soon to be mine-
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saddleninja
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Posted - 08/08/2008 : 20:54:42
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Posted - 09/08/2008 : 01:19:19
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| Thanks, look like the best long term choice is to keep the mat in there and rig up a Habistat and place the sensor right on top of it, thanks guys :) , look forward to posting this thing up when I finally get it finished! |
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dazb
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Posted - 09/08/2008 : 10:59:50
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get a mat stat as they run up to 100w of equipment.
i got 3 6x11 and 1 11x11 inch running off mine and its fine.
6x11= 7.25w
11x11=12w
your mat will be roughly the same so will be fine |
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Posted - 09/08/2008 : 15:58:08
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| Now that I've got a matstat, I'll never look back. They're fantastic; before I fitted mine I was concerned about the surface temps of my mat, but no longer! |
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