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Originally Posted by Lankyrob
We put a sheet of cooking foil under our mat heater to reflect the heat back up into the viv - not quite sure if that is what you were after?? It also stops the shelf that it is on getting too hot
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SMALL FAUNARIUMS.i put an inch thick sheet of polystyrene under the mat when using faunariums.it isolates the heat.i put the stat probe on the substrate as far to one side as it will go,that becomes the hot end.i put a dial thermometer on the substrate up the hot end next to the probe.it wouldnt hurt to put a thermometer up the cool end too.the ones pictured in the viv in this post only cost £3 each over here.
VIVARIUMS.when im using a vivarium for an older snake i put the stat probe dead centre of the back of the viv.i use ceramic set ups with most vivs.i mount the ceramic bulb as far to the right as i can in the centre of the vivarium top,that becomes my hot end,with the probe being dead centre of the tank it gives a good temperature gradient.the viv pictured happens to be my diamond viv she requires a light source with her heat so she has a basking bulb instead of a ceramic.but the picture should give you an idea of what im trying to explain.
guage dead centre of this tank is a temperature guage
guage to the right of tank is temperature guage
guage to bottom left of tank temperature guage
i also have a humidity guage you cant see in the picture directly above the centre temp guage
finished product
the little black round thing you notice dead centre of the back of the viv in the first picture is the stat probe.im not great with computers but infernalis if you are able to put small arrows with whats what in the tank be my guest mate.
cheers shaun
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