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Old 01-23-13, 08:44 PM   #31
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Re: Surface and Air Temps

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Now, we shortly discussed this topic in a thread I posted awhile back, because I thought my PE-2 was a bit off.

This is more focused on the actual subject, but if needed, feel free to merge it back into the other post.

So basically, if I want my air temps to be at 89 degrees Fahrenheit, I set my thermostat to 89 degrees. My probe is right where the heat pad conducts its heat. The probe reads 89 no problem, and my thermostat is proportional. Only problem is that the surface temps become 105 or so... Is this suitable for my boa? Thanks guys.

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You will not be able to achieve the air temps you want in your setup...
A UTH is designed to heat a surface area for a specimen to lay on.

If you want to affect the air temps from a heat source what you want is a source that has radiant heat emission... like a CHE or a heat panel. They will heat a spot directly under them (a basking spot) as well as affecting air temps through heat radiance.
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Old 01-23-13, 09:13 PM   #32
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You will not be able to achieve the air temps you want in your setup...
A UTH is designed to heat a surface area for a specimen to lay on.

If you want to affect the air temps from a heat source what you want is a source that has radiant heat emission... like a CHE or a heat panel. They will heat a spot directly under them (a basking spot) as well as affecting air temps through heat radiance.
I'm moving my smaller boa into a rack system soon so I wont be using a RHP or anything like that until she gets larger.

I'm putting the rack into my closet area (It's fairly large but not too large) then adding my personal heater to keep the ambient temps up..

And I'll take some photos tonight if I can get to it.
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Old 01-23-13, 09:35 PM   #33
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I'm moving my smaller boa into a rack system soon so I wont be using a RHP or anything like that until she gets larger.

I'm putting the rack into my closet area (It's fairly large but not too large) then adding my personal heater to keep the ambient temps up..

And I'll take some photos tonight if I can get to it.
Why not just tape a 15W heat cord on the roof/wall of the tub and piggyback it onto the thermostat... that'll heat the roof/wall acting like a mini panel?

Putting a heater in a closet sounds dangerous....
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Why not just tape a 15W heat cord on the roof/wall of the tub and piggyback it onto the thermostat... that'll heat the roof/wall acting like a mini panel?

Putting a heater in a closet sounds dangerous....
I can do that. Thanks for letting me know.

Also the pad I have at the moment is approximately 7"long 6"wide.
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