Hi everyone.
I've recently rearranged my 4x6ft tort table around. I've put all the light and heat to one end so I can try and get a steady decline in temp from heated end to the end with hides with the lighting following the heat. I've also put plexiglass on as lids now so it is more of a closed unit. I've just bought 6 digital humidity and temp gages, so I can place them everywhere. These gauges are accurate to= humidity +/-5% and temp 1deg c. I've checked these gauges and another I have with each other and the Humidity fell in within 7% and temp within 0.5deg c. So i'm happy with them.
At the heated end I have got 150watt and a 100watt CHE on a thermostat ,then I have a 150watt spot bulb and a 10%uvb strip light on all day. My digital gauges are stood on rocks at substrate level.
So the results I am getting are
Heated end is kicking in at 32c (90f) and off at 34c (93f) with humidity at 65%. Then it declines at a steady drop to 23c(73f) with humidity at 99% at the hides. Are these figures ok, I wanted the cooler end at about 27c(80f), I've had the heated end up to 36C(97f) but it didn't lift cooler end up. Any ideas or is this OK. Will I have to put another CHE half way down the table on a different thermostat set at 27c(80f). How long would you expect a 4x6ft closed environment to settle down to its ambient temps, Has been a couple of hrs now.
Also this table is 16" high.
Since I changed this table around a few days ago my torts do seem more active. Only today have I added the plexiglass.
Any advice please
Thank you
Craig
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I've recently rearranged my 4x6ft tort table around. I've put all the light and heat to one end so I can try and get a steady decline in temp from heated end to the end with hides with the lighting following the heat. I've also put plexiglass on as lids now so it is more of a closed unit. I've just bought 6 digital humidity and temp gages, so I can place them everywhere. These gauges are accurate to= humidity +/-5% and temp 1deg c. I've checked these gauges and another I have with each other and the Humidity fell in within 7% and temp within 0.5deg c. So i'm happy with them.
At the heated end I have got 150watt and a 100watt CHE on a thermostat ,then I have a 150watt spot bulb and a 10%uvb strip light on all day. My digital gauges are stood on rocks at substrate level.
So the results I am getting are
Heated end is kicking in at 32c (90f) and off at 34c (93f) with humidity at 65%. Then it declines at a steady drop to 23c(73f) with humidity at 99% at the hides. Are these figures ok, I wanted the cooler end at about 27c(80f), I've had the heated end up to 36C(97f) but it didn't lift cooler end up. Any ideas or is this OK. Will I have to put another CHE half way down the table on a different thermostat set at 27c(80f). How long would you expect a 4x6ft closed environment to settle down to its ambient temps, Has been a couple of hrs now.
Also this table is 16" high.
Since I changed this table around a few days ago my torts do seem more active. Only today have I added the plexiglass.
Any advice please
Thank you
Craig
.