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I have a basking light during the day and that seems to heat it up nicely(I turn it off at night), but when I come in to switch it on in the morning, I find that the temperature decreased a lot. Btw, the UHT is on full but my thermometeris on the wall and not on the actual substrate so maybe I'm worring about nothing :-/. Thanks anyway

Allie

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Fear more than death or mortal strife,
What the poor have, the rich require,
And what contented men desire,
What misers spend, and spendthrifts save,
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you want to measure the temperature of the substrate itself. NOT the wall

those stick-on aquarium thermometer strips, and analog sticky thermometers aren't really worth much, they're often inaccurate, and people make the mistake of slapping them onto the side of the tank.

You can find $7-8 digital thermometers with probes at most supercenters and home improvement warehouses... I'd suggest getting one of those, and put that probe right on the floor of the tank, to get the best readings.

Cheers for the help
I'll try and dig around for one of those Thermometers then

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What does man love more than life,
Fear more than death or mortal strife,
What the poor have, the rich require,
And what contented men desire,
What misers spend, and spendthrifts save,
And all men carry to the grave?