heating prob

any tips on keeping it toasty in my huge 55 gallon tank? i got a red bulb and a heat mat and its barely at 70.

heat mat or you can get a under tank heat pad

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thats the kind i got... though i was low on money so i bought a small one... when i get some extra cash im gonna buy a bigger one.

yeah you should have the bigger one thats a pretty good size tank

Get two heat bulbs or the mat and the bulb, put one bulb or the mat in the middle part (mat on the wall of the middle or bulb above the middle), put the other on one side of it. You will need 2 heat sources for a tank that size but dont space them out evenly, the scorps need a cool spot which would be the spot without the heat sources.

Is it the same temperature all over? As long at it's the right temperature on one side, the scorpions will go where they need to go (heat or cold)...

55 gallon tank, wow thats huge lol

like what chrome said, might be worth getting 2 bulbs

well i got the mat and the bulb right next to each other and my crickets like that for some reason.... but my scorps move to the other side of the tank.... the warm side got to 75 yesterday.

have a hide at both ends of the tank, at least they can move from warm to cold

Yea, always have a cold and hot side, my emps and cavi's go to the cold side alot but bask in the heat and to grab a basking cricket. The heat on one side usually keeps the crickets from moving about too.

You can't go wrong with ceramic heat bulbs!!! If you plan on using a regular bulb make sure it doesn't give off uvA or uvB light.

well i got a bigger heat mat.... that helps a little.... i think ill switch the bulb in the lamp...

I thought under tank heating was a big no no??

231bex wrote:

I thought under tank heating was a big no no??

I'd say All mine are on the sides anyway!

ya mine are on the side...

TELOW wrote:

heat mat or you can get a under tank heat pad

http://www.zoomed.com/db/products/EntryDetail.php?EntryID=113&DatabaseID=2&SearchID=1

lordpotato wrote:

thats the kind i got... though i was low on money so i bought a small one... when i get some extra cash im gonna buy a bigger one.

sorry just got confused by this lol under tank heat pad?

so should i get a new bulb because the one i have doesnt seem to be working that well...

what wattage is your bulb? we have to use a 75w to heat our large tank and that just about gets it to 80-90

60 watts i think... its the largest cheap one.... i got the cheap-o nocturnal bulbs... i think infrared would be better.

lordpotato wrote:

i got the cheap-o nocturnal bulbs... i think infrared would be better.

I think that would be your problem. Go for IR.

Yup, go for the infrared ones.

ahh frugality is my downfall....