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Another Flexwatt Question

CJBianco

CJBianco

Zen Philosopher
I purchased ten feet (10') of three inch (3") Flexwatt and five feet (5') of eleven inch (11") Flexwatt. (The three inch tape was the 10w from Matt Graybeal.)

I plan on building a five (5) level Cornsnake rack this weekend. This would be a sideways open rack system made of studs and plywood utilizing Sterilite 32qt boxes with lids. (This setup also allows for dual-15qt boxes on each level.)

The Flexwatt would run underneath the box from the front of the rack to the rear.

The snake room is usually kept around 75ºF day and night. Sometimes higher. Sometimes lower.

So my question is this:

Would a single strip of three inch (3") Flexwatt be enough to properly heat the enclosure under these conditions?

(This will be my first homemade rack.)

Thanks In Advance,
Chris
 
Are you planning on using the 3" and 11" tape on the same rack? I'm a little confused about your design.

If you haven't seen it, check out this rack system thread. It contains a lot of information.
 
Oh, no. Sorry. I should have clarified that. The 11" Flexwatt is for the BP rack I still need to make. The Cornsnake rack would only have a single strip of 10w 3" Flexwatt running along one end of the sideways box. I just wanted to make sure the single 3" strip would supply enough heat.

And I'll check out the link. Thanks. =)

Chris
 
At standard room temperature, a single strip of 3" will keep temps at their set point. The question is how big of a zone are you looking to create? The sweater box containers do just fine.
 
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