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Could some you guys tell me where you have located your heating elements in your enclosures? and what wattages you use...

Thanx again

I got a human heat pad, and laid it on the glass on one end of my tank, then covered it with 1" of sand...at the lowest setting, it only gets about 85 degrees. The sting on the surface must be coming from bulbs that are either A) too hott, or B) too close. Either has a simple remedy...lower the wattage, or increase the distance between the light and the sand.

J

the heat mat i have got is meant for reptiles and unfortunatley i dont have a mat stat to regulate the output!! is the heat mybe just to big for the tank?.. Tank is 36L 24H 24W the mat is 23X11 and placed bang in the middle, the spot light i have is 60watt..

Sounds big...can you tear it in half? Just kidding. I would try something like placing a nonflammable material between it and the sand...perhaps some slate.