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Re: temp in new tank

babbaloo99

babbaloo99

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Re: temp in new tank

I have a new 60 gallon tank I've set up for my snake. I set it up last night with an appropriate sized UTH and thermostat. However, the temp does not seem to be rising on the warm side well enough. The cool side is 74.3 F and the warm side is only 77.2 F (measured from the top of the substrate). It has been about 12 hours.

The other thing is that since the tank is so large, about half of the portion of the tank with the UTH hangs over the edge of the stand it is on (about 5 inches). Will this keep the tank from heating properly? Since I am not measuring directly on the bottom glass does this mean the temps are OK? Please let me know what you think. (I have about 1.5 -2 inches of sani chips as substrate). Thanks!
 
I am assuming you have a hide on the warm side of the tank. If so, place a probe thermometer under the confines of the hide directly on the substrate (where the snake will actually lay) and measure the temp within the hide - i think you'll find it jumps up quite a bit versus just measuring the substrate on the warm side.

I've tested two different hides on the warm side, one being a cave-like rock and the other being a fairly large half-log with with somewhat wide openings on each end. Both hides are definitely trapping the warm air coming up from the under-the-tank-heating-pad...with the cave rock doing so significantly.

I'm not an expert by any means, so hopefully someone else can pitch in here. I am just reporting my findings...

When I tested the various microclimates within the tank yesterday, I found the following:

cool side substrate - 76*
warm side substrate - 82*
warm side substrate under the half log - jumps to 90*
warm side substrate under the rock cave - jumps to 98*

Feeling that 98* was too high, I moved the rock cave to the cool side of the tank. In fact, just to keep the warm side under the log at around 90*, I had to diffuse the heat with a sheet of cardboard under the substrate, because the substrate alone was causing the temps under the rock hide (when it was on the warm side) to go well over 100*. The figures above were recorded after the cardboard was used to diffuse the heat.

the viv I am referring to:
ziggy_viv2.jpg
 
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Thanks Chris. I realized that my probe was in the corner of the tank/substrate where the heat pad doesn't directly sit beneath. I can feel that the substrate is warmer under the hide, so I am going to take a temp reading under there.
 
Thanks J,

That's a 40-gallon of slightly non-standard dimensions. It's 4 inches deeper than most 40-gallons, but not as tall ...which is apparently nicer for a corn, since they hang around on the ground :). All of the decor are artificial (for hygienic reasons), but quite realistic looking.
 
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