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Old 04-04-04, 04:17 PM   #1
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Question Custom Cages??? Heat Tape Qs....

Hello,

well its been a while since I last posted here. My male blood that I aquired from Nick is getting big! He currently resides in a rack system. I wanted to know if anyone has any plans for custom Melamine display cages that would use Heat Tape or ceramic heat emmiters?

I have been having trouble with heat tape, and I have a few questions. As far as heating an entire rack with heat tape....would you rather use....11" on one side or 3" going across the entire back bottom of the bin?

Should the heat tape be belly heat or Placed in the back of the rack? Nothing is wrong with my heating situation right now, but I feel that their could be a more efficient way to do it. If anyone has any suggestions please let me know.

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Old 04-04-04, 06:04 PM   #2
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The 3" tends not to be very popular because it puts out 10w heat whereas the 4" is only 8w. The belly versus back heat debate could be waged all day long, but I'm not going to get into that - I know people who swear by both. When I was putting the heat in my rack, I went by what seemed to work best with my particular rack, and it ended up being belly heat.
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Old 04-04-04, 09:47 PM   #3
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Hey Lu,
Shoot me an email and I'll send you my personal plans for building a cage or rack system. Also, I don't use heat tape in the cages, but instead, use ProProduct heat panels. I love them, they work great with a thermostat controller.
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Old 04-06-04, 06:39 PM   #4
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Angel,

I sent you an email. Did you ever get it?

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