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saagbay
at Sun Apr 6 19:04:08 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by saagbay ]
no thats awesome, allot of good info there thanks for that.
i know what you mean about every user is different. thats a good idea putting the thermostat probe anywhere in the cage and adjust it accordingly to get the right temps, i do have a temp gun so i will be able to do that.
okay so more specific on my heating ideas, i will have a stack of 4 cages 4'l x 2'd x 16"t, two of these will be divided in half. these will be made out of 3/4" melamine with a 1/4" (melamine or PVC) floor. i will use three 16" strips of 4" flexwatt to cover about 1/3 of the whole floor. the flexwatt will be wired directly to a dimmer switch then to a thermostat.
the idea behind that is so the temps can be controled by the dimmer and if on a hot summer day the room warms up too much the thermostat will kick in and shut it all down, like a fail safe.
now i am going to have a stack of 4 so i will have 4 of these setups. thats is the reason i would rather use cheap thermostats and dimmer switches to keep cost down. i just cant afford 4 herpstats or helixs
my main concern is will that amount of flexwatt be enough or will i need an additional heat source
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-Stephen-
0.1 soon to be wifey (hopefully)
1.0 rotwiler/chow (Boomer-wifey's pooch)
1.0 norm corn (Jake aka grumpy old terdhead)
0.1 col redtail boa (Dixie-my baby girl)
0.1 ball python (Bella- wifey's baby girl)
hopeful for not to distant future:
--brazillian rainbow boas 1 female for sure
2 or 3? maybe a breeding pair?
-- bearded dragon for the wifey my list got to big...
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wow!! okay a few more details - saagbay, Sun Apr 6 19:04:08 2008