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Old 06-14-13, 07:53 PM   #6
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Re: Tub Problems...

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Originally Posted by mikoh4792 View Post
How do you know the humidity is 50-60%? I bet you it isn't with the inside of the tub being damp/wet. It's probably more like 70-90%. If you are still using those gauges to read the humidity levels than it's most likely wrong.

I have just started using rack systems and I made a thread earlier about the humidity being too high. I just kept adding rows of small holes until they started to hold 50-70% consistently instead of 70-90%. Whenever I put my hand inside the tub I could feel that the air was too wet, and there was condensation inside the walls of the hiding spots and around the water bowl. Trial and error will work for you if you keep putting holes into the tub a little at a time.
Humidity is the % of water vapor in the air. A wet enclosure is not a humid one. I have humid enclosures with no condensation or wet spots in them. Also, warmer air is easier to keep humid than cold air. (thats why you see condensation on cold glasses etc.)

Just put a water bowl, don't mist at all, and check the humidity after a bit.
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