Hello, new to this forum.
I plan to have my leopard gecko on slate tiles that I picked up from Home Depot. I have an exo terra desert heat wave 8x8 under tank heater and I will need to supplement it with a low wattage ceramic heater possibly as my room is generally cool.
I will hydrofarm thermostat to control the temp of the heat mat but it is not enough to bring it up to the optimal temperatures.
I am thinking of using a ceramic heater plugged into a timer bar for the day and have the heat mat plugged into the hydrofarm thermostat so that it will turn it off when the temp gets too high on the ground of the tank and on when its too low. At night time I would imagine the thermostat keeping it on as the heat mat will not get hot enough. This means I can simulate a slight night time temperature drop.
In terms of temperature, my heat mat seems to get up to 31 degrees celsius on the slate tiles during the day (optimally I should have it around 32). I am concerned for the winter when it will definitely be colder. That would make the thermostat on my under tank heater pointless but I think it will be necessary for summer time when the temperatures get high(but again my room is the coldest in the house, which is nice in the summer). So this is where the ceramic heater will come in.
Will this work?
Thanks in advance.
I plan to have my leopard gecko on slate tiles that I picked up from Home Depot. I have an exo terra desert heat wave 8x8 under tank heater and I will need to supplement it with a low wattage ceramic heater possibly as my room is generally cool.
I will hydrofarm thermostat to control the temp of the heat mat but it is not enough to bring it up to the optimal temperatures.
I am thinking of using a ceramic heater plugged into a timer bar for the day and have the heat mat plugged into the hydrofarm thermostat so that it will turn it off when the temp gets too high on the ground of the tank and on when its too low. At night time I would imagine the thermostat keeping it on as the heat mat will not get hot enough. This means I can simulate a slight night time temperature drop.
In terms of temperature, my heat mat seems to get up to 31 degrees celsius on the slate tiles during the day (optimally I should have it around 32). I am concerned for the winter when it will definitely be colder. That would make the thermostat on my under tank heater pointless but I think it will be necessary for summer time when the temperatures get high(but again my room is the coldest in the house, which is nice in the summer). So this is where the ceramic heater will come in.
Will this work?
Thanks in advance.
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