1st closed chamber attempt

[Kane Durrant]

Please criticise first attempt nothing in there yet, will be for hatchling sulcata, it is all wood exempt the front is very thick plastic managed to hold 85% humidity and over 80 constantly with a 125w mvb and 100w che! Any alteration I should make or could do better next attempt thanks a lot kane

 

[SarahChelonoidis]

How many hours a day is your MVB on for? I'm honestly surprised you can keep 125w on for 12-14 hours a day in an enclosed space without it getting really hot.

How did you waterproof the wood? How deep is your substrate?

 

[Kane Durrant]

I do have an 80w mvb also, it rises to low 90sin the warm during the day.
6 inches in most parts and there is a cut up pond liner between the wood and the substrate

 

[Kane Durrant]

How many hours a day is your MVB on for? I'm honestly surprised you can keep 125w on for 12-14 hours a day in an enclosed space without it getting really hot.

How did you waterproof the wood? How deep is your substrate?

I can maintain the same basking spot temp with the 80 I was advised to get the 125 by an 'expert' I can trial either have plenty of time before he will take ownership

 

[JoshSloane]

Nice work. I am building my closed chamber currently as well. I absolutely wish I could use a MVB, but dropped the idea after everyone said it would get too hot.

What are the dimensions of your enclosure?

Has anyone successfully used the 100w powersun in a closed chamber with success?

 

[Kane Durrant]

Nice work. I am building my closed chamber currently as well. I absolutely wish I could use a MVB, but dropped the idea after everyone said it would get too hot.

What are the dimensions of your enclosure?

Has anyone successfully used the 100w powersun in a closed chamber with success?

Thanks mate I have switched it out to the 80w and I don't understand when you say gets too hot mine doesn't get too hot at all, and it is 30 inches high 60 inches long 30 width

 

[JoshSloane]

The reason I bring it up is that Tom mentioned that he hasn't had much luck with a MVB in a closed chamber setting, being that it got too hot.

I would love to be able to use a MVB and not use strip tubes, but I worry about dedicating the little sulcata

 

[Kane Durrant]

The reason I bring it up is that Tom mentioned that he hasn't had much luck with a MVB in a closed chamber setting, being that it got too hot.

I would love to be able to use a MVB and not worry about the strip tubes, but worry about dedicating the little sulcata

Well with the 80w the basking spot is 95-105 and hot end ambient never goes over 85 or below 80, first I've heard about them being too hot but Tom knows a hell of a lot more than me but the 80w seems ok

 

[Kane Durrant]

Hot end is 90 ambient doesn't go over 85 *

 

[JoshSloane]

Yeah, I only have access to the 100w powersun though. Probably just going to go with the flood lamp instead, and suck it up and mount a UVB strip light inside too.