Hi,



Do we really need UTH (Under the Tank Heaters) for tanks even if we have heat lamps? I've read that belly heat is necessary in order to digest food so I'm not sure if I need to add a UTH to each tank.



My thoughts are that in nature, the earth is heated by the sun and my lamp is comparable to the sun in my environment. I do plan to upgrade to a rack system but what should I do in the meantime? Do I add UTH to each tank or not?



I recently bought a ceramic 100 watt for my 30 gallon tall tank but I noticed it's slightly under 75 degrees on the cool end. Should I use a UTH on the cool end to get that temp higer? Please advise.



Thanks

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• Let's talking about heating a tank properly. Lamp heating, UTH, etc. - BallHeaded, Thu Jan 29 20:46:32 2004
• RE: Let's talking about heating a tank properly. Lamp heating, UTH, etc. - the-mikester, Thu Jan 29 21:14:09 2004
• RE: UTH is one of the best ways to heat the cage...Lights are the worst.... - Blinky, Thu Jan 29 21:50:47 2004
• A thought(s) about nature.... - jeff favelle, Fri Jan 30 00:43:05 2004
• RE: Let's talking about heating a tank properly. Lamp heating, UTH, etc. - Tigergenesis, Fri Jan 30 08:56:12 2004
• Did you ever get those snakes from FedEx???? np - pythagoras, Fri Jan 30 11:47:57 2004
• RE: Let's talking about heating a tank properly. Lamp heating, UTH, etc. - DexterPython, Fri Jan 30 18:11:44 2004
• RE: Let's talking about heating a tank properly. Lamp heating, UTH, etc. - blinky, Fri Jan 30 20:23:41 2004
• RE: Let's talking about heating a tank properly. Lamp heating, UTH, etc. - DexterPython, Fri Jan 30 23:24:11 2004