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spinnin_tom
Tityus
Number of posts : 915
Age : 28
Location : Kent U.K
Registration date : 2011-04-13
| | Subject: heating multiple enclosures 6/19/2011, 1:24 pm | |
| hey scorpion people.
all of my iverts will soon be going into a different room... more space for more racks etc.
is there a way to heat the room (will measure later)
or is there a better way to heat multiple tanks with a single heat source?
thanks | |
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*~BEX~*
Administrator
Number of posts : 4246
Age : 41
Registration date : 2010-08-29
| | Subject: Re: heating multiple enclosures 6/19/2011, 1:31 pm | |
| Just stick a heater in there? And for things that neednit slightly hotter use a bulb or heat matt | |
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skribbletron
Pandinus
Number of posts : 13
Age : 36
Location : Ohio
Registration date : 2011-06-19
| | Subject: Re: heating multiple enclosures 6/19/2011, 1:38 pm | |
| a heater is a good idea. maybe one of those electric radiator style ones so you could set multiple tanks around it? | |
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spinnin_tom
Tityus
Number of posts : 915
Age : 28
Location : Kent U.K
Registration date : 2011-04-13
| | Subject: Re: heating multiple enclosures 6/19/2011, 2:51 pm | |
| i waslooking into that.
i have an electric heater. it uses something like £6 of electric every week.
i might use tyat thermo wire kinda stuff.
or red heat bulbs | |
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*~BEX~*
Administrator
Number of posts : 4246
Age : 41
Registration date : 2010-08-29
| | Subject: Re: heating multiple enclosures 6/19/2011, 3:10 pm | |
| Electric heaters scare me heard to many stories about them setting on fire lol | |
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pluto
Leiurus
Number of posts : 2647
Age : 41
Location : Next to Manneke Pis
Registration date : 2011-04-16
| | Subject: Re: heating multiple enclosures 6/19/2011, 3:38 pm | |
|  Heats as many as can fit in there. It cost me 100 bucks to make it I think including thermostats. It looks daft, but it works like a charm | |
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spinnin_tom
Tityus
Number of posts : 915
Age : 28
Location : Kent U.K
Registration date : 2011-04-13
| | Subject: Re: heating multiple enclosures 6/19/2011, 3:52 pm | |
| i can't see. what are you actually using to heat it ?  | |
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pluto
Leiurus
Number of posts : 2647
Age : 41
Location : Next to Manneke Pis
Registration date : 2011-04-16
| | Subject: Re: heating multiple enclosures 6/19/2011, 3:55 pm | |
| 4 x50 w lightbulbs in the back. I can get it over 35 degrees celcius easily.
They are on two thermostats. Lower half gets heated to 24 upper one to 28-30 according to how I feel that day to cook them or not.
It basically is a big hatching battery or how do you call it in english | |
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*~BEX~*
Administrator
Number of posts : 4246
Age : 41
Registration date : 2010-08-29
| | Subject: Re: heating multiple enclosures 6/19/2011, 3:55 pm | |
| i can see infrared bulbs  | |
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pluto
Leiurus
Number of posts : 2647
Age : 41
Location : Next to Manneke Pis
Registration date : 2011-04-16
| | Subject: Re: heating multiple enclosures 6/19/2011, 3:56 pm | |
| - *~BEX~* wrote:
- i can see infrared bulbs
yes yes, they give plenty heat! | |
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*~BEX~*
Administrator
Number of posts : 4246
Age : 41
Registration date : 2010-08-29
| | Subject: Re: heating multiple enclosures 6/19/2011, 3:57 pm | |
| how do you make sure it doesnt get too hot? | |
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pluto
Leiurus
Number of posts : 2647
Age : 41
Location : Next to Manneke Pis
Registration date : 2011-04-16
| | Subject: Re: heating multiple enclosures 6/19/2011, 3:59 pm | |
| 2 thermostats .... They measure the temperature, ambiently.
If a temp goes over a set treshhold they cut the power to the lamps automatically.
If the temp after turning off drops below a certain set treshhold, they fire back on.
Continually... | |
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*~BEX~*
Administrator
Number of posts : 4246
Age : 41
Registration date : 2010-08-29
| | Subject: Re: heating multiple enclosures 6/19/2011, 4:02 pm | |
| awesome | |
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Peloquin
Babycurus
Number of posts : 429
Age : 124
Location : Midian- where the monsters go.
Registration date : 2010-06-29
| | Subject: Re: heating multiple enclosures 6/19/2011, 4:20 pm | |
| 1 length of heat cable from a garden center or an oil filled rad in the room. I use the oil filled, never had an issue. | |
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DolbyR
Leiurus
Number of posts : 2097
Age : 42
Location : facebook.com/ScorpionArchives
Registration date : 2011-01-03
| | Subject: Re: heating multiple enclosures 6/19/2011, 4:44 pm | |
| There are also heatstrips and heatmats that come in rolls and you can cut them to lenght. | |
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spinnin_tom
Tityus
Number of posts : 915
Age : 28
Location : Kent U.K
Registration date : 2011-04-13
| | Subject: Re: heating multiple enclosures 6/19/2011, 4:47 pm | |
| - Peloquin wrote:
- 1 length of heat cable from a garden center or an oil filled rad in the room. I use the oil filled, never had an issue.
you've got a gazillion tubs to heat though pel thanks for letting me know about the heat cable, it'll be an avenue to look down. | |
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