Anybody have picture of their set up?

[Dabrute]

Does any have pictures they can show me, on how they have their screen top set up to hold in humidity? I was going to use plexi glass..but i rather try something outside of that. Foil? I'm feeling stressed now.

[GrifTheGreat]

Does any have pictures they can show me, on how they have their screen top set up to hold in humidity? I was going to use plexi glass..but i rather try something outside of that. Foil? I'm feeling stressed now.

This is a ten gallon lid covered 3/4 of the way with Saran Wrap. Crude, but effective.



This is a Exo Terra 18"x18"x18" cube lid with half covered by plexiglass.

[Dabrute]

This is a ten gallon lid covered 3/4 of the way with Saran Wrap. Crude, but effective.

Wow! Does this really hold in humidity? Lol I mean, I'm saving money by doing this. Thanks


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[Dabrute]

This is a ten gallon lid covered 3/4 of the way with Saran Wrap. Crude, but effective.



This is a Exo Terra 18"x18"x18" cube lid with half covered by plexiglass.

the one with the wrap. do you use a heating lamp in the middle?

[GrifTheGreat]

the one with the wrap. do you use a heating lamp in the middle?

Yes i do, but mine ave dimmer switches so the light never gets hot enough to make the dome hot so it doesn't .elt the plastic. Best thing to do is not set the lamp on the plastic wrap. You can buy lamp stands that can hold the lamp just above the lid.

[Dabrute]

ok ok..i used the wrap and this is how mine looks! Now should I place this temp and humidity thing at the end under my heat lamp or the cool end? King tapo is buried anyway lol i'm getting the hang up this and yes i see the humidity is low. also should i put the probe underneath the eco earth or what? oh and how are the temps looking? I have a dimmer on my fixture with a 50 watt night bulb and it's on/.

[Dabrute]

ok the humidity went up and the indoor temp so let me know am i doing this ok.

humidity now 55

indoor temp is now 83

[GrifTheGreat]

ok the humidity went up and the indoor temp so let me know am i doing this ok.

humidity now 55

indoor temp is now 83

Humidity needs to be a little higher. 60% and up to 80%. The gauges should be dead center of the back wall 1.5" to 2" above the substrate for a better average reading.

Make sure to poke holes in the plastic to allow air ventilation.

[Dabrute]

Humidity needs to be a little higher. 60% and up to 80%. The gauges should be dead center of the back wall 1.5" to 2" above the substrate for a better average reading.

Make sure to poke holes in the plastic to allow air ventilation.

On this hot or cool side?


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[beyond colour]

Why use screen tops? I use the glass tops from petco on all my tanks. They work the best with no guessing on humidity and the plastic piece that goes on the back of the glass can be drilled if your worried about ventilation. The only time I vent my tanks is when I'm trying to lower the humidity to help slow down breeding. With the glass tops the tank stays 80-90% on humidity. The only problem I have found is that they hold in heat from the lights but by using a bakers rack to hold the tanks it allows air to circulate around the tank cooling it in the process. Best of luck.This is one of the racks in the frog room.

[Dabrute]

Why use screen tops? I use the glass tops from petco on all my tanks. They work the best with no guessing on humidity and the plastic piece that goes on the back of the glass can be drilled if your worried about ventilation. The only time I vent my tanks is when I'm trying to lower the humidity to help slow down breeding. With the glass tops the tank stays 80-90% on humidity. The only problem I have found is that they hold in heat from the lights but by using a bakers rack to hold the tanks it allows air to circulate around the tank cooling it in the process. Best of luck.This is one of the racks in the frog room.

Because that's what 1 want. I'm not going out to spend all this money on something when I can use screen tops.


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[beyond colour]

sorry just trying to help. The glass tops are only a few bucks more than the screen ones but if you have screen laying around I can understand.

[GrifTheGreat]

On this hot or cool side?


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Are you asking about the holes or the gauges? The gauges should be in the middle of the enclosure.

Air holes on both ends of the plastic wrap.

[Dabrute]

sorry just trying to help. The glass tops are only a few bucks more than the screen ones but if you have screen laying around I can understand.

You have a huge set up. I have 1 frog. Pretty basic. I don't need to go out and buy glass covers 'drill holes and all this extra stuff, when I can use what I have now and be fine.


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[Dabrute]

Are you asking about the holes or the gauges? The gauges should be in the middle of the enclosure.

Air holes on both ends of the plastic wrap.

I opened a post and showed how I set mine up. Did you see it?


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[Dabrute]

this is what i did

ok ok..i used the wrap and this is how mine looks! Now should I place this temp and humidity thing at the end under my heat lamp or the cool end? King tapo is buried anyway lol i'm getting the hang up this and yes i see the humidity is low. also should i put the probe underneath the eco earth or what? oh and how are the temps looking? I have a dimmer on my fixture with a 50 watt night bulb and it's on/.

[beyond colour]

Over the last 11 years my collection and experience has grown for sure. I started out with one frog also and have used screen tops in the beginning. I was only trying to offer better advice than plastic wrap, sorry if I came across as being rude that was never my intention. Again best of luck with your frog.
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