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shaunio
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 14/05/2011 : 20:14:26
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| 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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gmac
The Scottish Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14/05/2011 : 20:30:28
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| mats inside for wooden vivs, they will never get enough heat to penetrate the wooden base otherwise. |
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shaunio
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
36 Posts |
Posted - 14/05/2011 : 20:32:22
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| cheers gmac.....best place to put it under the subtrate or on the side of the viv?? |
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josh9961
Hatchling
United Kingdom
381 Posts |
Posted - 14/05/2011 : 20:33:40
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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.  |
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gmac
The Scottish Admin
United Kingdom
5319 Posts |
Posted - 14/05/2011 : 20:34:36
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| on the base of the viv is best place for the mat |
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shaunio
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
36 Posts |
Posted - 14/05/2011 : 20:37:58
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| 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!!! |
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kdlang
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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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 |
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josh9961
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14/05/2011 : 23:48:48
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| 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 |
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