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Posted by: Nightflight at Sat Jul 8 02:11:17 2006   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Nightflight ]  
   

Forgot to mention. If you use a thermostat then you should still try to check the hot side temperature of the tank daily. Thermostats have been known to fail on or off though this is generally rare.



I'd recommend using a digital thermometer. I place it together with the thermostat's heat probe so that I get a good idea of where to set the dial on the thermostat (it doesn't have it's own readout).



Even without a thermostat, it's still a good idea to use a digital thermometer on the hot side of the tank. I also use a 2nd digital thermometer on the cool side to see how the heat gradient is being maintained but I've heard this is somewhat optional provided your lamp and UTH are set up reasonably well.

   

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