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I like Georgio's hi-tech hydrator, but would this be a problem in an all glass tank (150gal) with an under-tank heater? I'm worried about the bottom cracking. I realize I'm not throwing cold water on it, should I even be concerned?

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JDBlackdog
2.1 MALI
1.1 YELLOW GEYRI
0.2 SOMOLIAN
1.1 ORNATE
0.1 ROTTWEILER

probably no worries. Pete's idea is ok, if he can find the balance. but what you want to is figure out how much water your tank "eats" in a week, and then compensate.

you gotta know your dirt, and how it looks and feels when it is in a good balance. keep track of how much water you add per week, a cup here, 2 cups there, a gallon here, whatever. adjust it up and down over the course of a month or two, and you will see that, for your particular setup, you need "half a gallon" per week (typical of what we add to our 4 ft cages, with 2 ft of soil).

i find it easier to just dump in that half gallon, or twice add a quarter gallon, than try and figure out Pete's system of an "auto-waterer" and how big that needs to be, how big the hole needs to be, how fast the uptake needs to be, and how often to refill.

do whatever you gotta do, and what works best for you, to keep your moisture content on pace. simple works best
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robyn@proexotics.com

Pro Exotics Reptiles

The watering "drip system" really isn't a way to put water in and not think about it. It's just a way that water can slowly seep into the soil and not have a chance of running into his hole or causing similar damage. You still have to know the unique requirements your tank has to keep the moisture in the soil. I don't think you have to worry about the bottom breaking except possibly by the undertank heater. With so much dirt on top it will insulate the heat and make it hotter on the glass than normal.

Peter