new dart viv need help with consistant heating.???

[flybyferns]

LynnThank u, as always ur input is greatly appreciated. I was considering the Exo terra cable but had not seen many testimonials about it. But it sounds like it might b a winner what size are your tanks? As far as how many does it stretch over collectively? Did it cause the upper level of the tank in your case to get to warm? That's one of my main concerns. Or would a timer be in order. To turn it on every so often to regulate a small fluctuation? I guess trial an error is in order to really find out. Someone suggested a small heater In the room with a thermostat that turns the heater off when a desired temperature has been met. My Red-Eyed Leaf Frog always seem to do so well. We have a good routine. Hope I did not just jinx myself. Knock on wood, lol.

Hi Ashley,
I have it running under 3 dart enclosures ( this is 2- 18" wide and 1- 36" wide - all side by side) so 6'
These are all 24" high

I's kind of haredto explain: photo below
See the thick metal shelf bottom( that 2 /12 inch black pc just below the tanks). You can't see it, but attached to the bottom of that black trim is a second metal shelf of aluminium. So, this aluminum shelf sits about 2-1/2 inches below the tanks/bottom glass. I have the heat cable on the aluminium. Therefore 2-1/2" away form the bottom glass of the tanks. As mentioned the tanks are in my basement. It's worked well to keep a speck of heat in the substrate.
I have aquarium thermometers in the soil , just to keep an eye on the temp. This will have to be turned off in the warmer months !!! The probe thermometers are about midway in the enclosures-the temp is cool there, but not by much- maybe about 4-5 degrees F.

BTW- these are modified exo tops. The screen has been completely re-placed with glass.


I'm sure you know to be extremely careful with adding any heat of any kind!

Lynn