its been awhile since i posted here but i figured somebody may be able to help with my problem.
i went to a expo on saturday (supereastcoast reptile expo in PA) and purchased some supplies, 3 fat tailed geckos, and a leopard gecko.
one of the supplies i bought was 23 foot of zoomed heat cable, and at the same time i bought a zoomed 500 thermostat.
i was told the cable needs a thermostat to work, so i hooked it all up to metal shelving i keep my tanks on, by weaving it through the bars on the shelves and then doubling it, so that i have two lines of cable on each shelf about 1 inch-2 inch apart.
my problem is that the cable doesnt seem to be warm enough for the tanks, even when the thermostat is as high as it can be set, though the cable is warm. it just doesnt seem to be heating the bottom of my ten gallon tanks enough. i havent set up a temp gauge yet to check it, but it doesnt seem warm at all compared to the heat mats i use.
can anyone help me with this? i have fat tailed geckos leopard geckos and two young cornsnakes on my shelves, and the reason i bought cable was to save on electic since they were all on uth before.
heres a picture of the shelving and tanks im heating (tanks are empty for the most part because im testing the cable)
i went to a expo on saturday (supereastcoast reptile expo in PA) and purchased some supplies, 3 fat tailed geckos, and a leopard gecko.
one of the supplies i bought was 23 foot of zoomed heat cable, and at the same time i bought a zoomed 500 thermostat.
i was told the cable needs a thermostat to work, so i hooked it all up to metal shelving i keep my tanks on, by weaving it through the bars on the shelves and then doubling it, so that i have two lines of cable on each shelf about 1 inch-2 inch apart.
my problem is that the cable doesnt seem to be warm enough for the tanks, even when the thermostat is as high as it can be set, though the cable is warm. it just doesnt seem to be heating the bottom of my ten gallon tanks enough. i havent set up a temp gauge yet to check it, but it doesnt seem warm at all compared to the heat mats i use.
can anyone help me with this? i have fat tailed geckos leopard geckos and two young cornsnakes on my shelves, and the reason i bought cable was to save on electic since they were all on uth before.
heres a picture of the shelving and tanks im heating (tanks are empty for the most part because im testing the cable)
