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r3ptile
at Mon Jan 10 20:57:41 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by r3ptile ]
Yes I spoke to Bob Pound from Pro Products (great customer service might I add) and I mentioned that I wanted something that gave off more heat than the previous RHP's that he reccommended for my 422's. So he reccommended getting the 15x24 110w rather than the 12x24 88w. My cages are located in my basement. The temp drops to about 60 down there overnight. Day is like 65 so I needed something with a higher wattage. I couldve even gone higher he said for that particular cage. Mounting might have been more difficult though.
>>I just have a layer of aluminum foil covering the light shroud vent. I'm glad you brought that up to me - now that I think about it, it would probably be a good idea to cover that vent with a layer of that foil insulation I have instead (the foil insulation is kind of like a sheet of bubble wrap, with a thick layer of aluminum foil on each side - works very well).
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>>How is it that you got a 15x24, 110W panel for your Vision 632? When I called and gave the guy my information he recommended a 12x24", 88W panel. Do you have your cage in a particularly cooler room or something?
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>>Thanks for the idea,
>>- Mark
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>>>>I just installed a 15x24 110w PP RHP in my Vision 632 today. I too want to boost basking surface temp by about 10-15 degrees. I was thinking of something similar in effect to what you accomplished. Perhaps building a wide box for him to lay on which would bring him up closer to the RHP to get him warmer. But you bring up a good point in stating that you would lose alot of conductive heat if the panel is flush to the ceiling. I will look into a similar design to the one you stated. I think its a great idea. What did you use to cover the huge vent on the light shroud?
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RE: Thanks for the idea... - r3ptile, Mon Jan 10 20:57:41 2005