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alib
Hatchling

United Kingdom
143 Posts

Posted - 13/07/2012 :  18:33:15  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hello,

ok so i have now got my set up all sorted... (not collected snake yet, doing that at the end of the month) heat matt, pulse stat and digi therm with 2 probs, just have a few questions...

1. i have switched it all on and the cold end says 19.5 is this ok?
2. temps seem to be up and down abit should i just leave it on for a while, but at the moment its around 28.5 is this hot enough or should i turn the stat up a lil?

thanks for any info you can give me as i am new to all this.

cheers

NexivRed
Yearling

United Kingdom
551 Posts

Posted - 13/07/2012 :  18:41:27  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I think a temperature for the hot end is recommended to be between 27 and 29. Mine always seems on the lower end, but anything between that is fine.

I don't know about the cold side and will be interested to find out. Mine seems to fluctuate between 20 and 23.

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Okeetee Mick
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
2308 Posts

Posted - 13/07/2012 :  18:43:40  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Temps are fine, not much you can do about the cooler end, corns are very hardy and will always find the spot that suits them.

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coxymk2
Sub Adult

United Kingdom
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Posted - 13/07/2012 :  18:46:21  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Sounds fine,the cool end is the ambient temp of where your set up is. Draughts can change cool end temp drastically. Would turn off for now and start again about a week before getting snakey.

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alib
Hatchling

United Kingdom
143 Posts

Posted - 13/07/2012 :  18:53:21  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
that's great thanks.. yes will turn off soon and then turn it back on the day before i go and collect. thanks for the quick response...
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alib
Hatchling

United Kingdom
143 Posts

Posted - 13/07/2012 :  19:16:51  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
looks like it has settled down abit now hot end tems are readin 29.2 and the the light for the pulse comes on at this temp... it seems to go up to 29.5 then starts to go back down until 29.2 and so on is this still ok? thanks
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Okeetee Mick
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
2308 Posts

Posted - 13/07/2012 :  20:12:17  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Personally I would look for around 28, all my corns are between 27.8 and 28.1

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alib
Hatchling

United Kingdom
143 Posts

Posted - 13/07/2012 :  20:19:31  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Okeetee Mick

Personally I would look for around 28, all my corns are between 27.8 and 28.1



ahh ok... i will look at turning the stat down a little. cheers
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Donnie
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
3215 Posts

Posted - 13/07/2012 :  20:26:31  Show Profile  Click to see Donnie's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
What pulse stat are you using? Mine flash every second or so and I do not se a drop in temp before it comes back on.

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alib
Hatchling

United Kingdom
143 Posts

Posted - 13/07/2012 :  20:43:29  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Donnie

What pulse stat are you using? Mine flash every second or so and I do not se a drop in temp before it comes back on.



Habistat pulse stat 600w? i got it going between 29.2 and 29.5 in temps tho so i would have thought that quiet accurate?
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Okeetee Mick
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
2308 Posts

Posted - 13/07/2012 :  20:51:29  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
That's the same as mine, what Donnie means is once the temp is reached the neon light will pulse rather than go on and off so maintaining the correct temp, your post reads that the stat is actually turning off and on (I think)

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alib
Hatchling

United Kingdom
143 Posts

Posted - 13/07/2012 :  20:56:47  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
ahhh right to be hones i wasn't looking much at my stat as it connected to the back of the viv i was just watching the therm but when i did look at the back i did see it flash... should it be flashing constantly then?
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Auld Baldy
Ikea's Pimp

United Kingdom
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Posted - 13/07/2012 :  21:06:49  Show Profile  Visit Auld Baldy's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Once the temperature stablizes, the Pulse stat does what it says on the tin.
It should repeat flash on/off, half second on then 1 second off. (approximately)


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alib
Hatchling

United Kingdom
143 Posts

Posted - 13/07/2012 :  21:12:20  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
ahh ok i will keep more of an eye on the light to see what it does. cheers
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Donnie
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
3215 Posts

Posted - 13/07/2012 :  21:30:10  Show Profile  Click to see Donnie's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Okeetee Mick

That's the same as mine, what Donnie means is once the temp is reached the neon light will pulse rather than go on and off so maintaining the correct temp, your post reads that the stat is actually turning off and on (I think)



Yes, mine is that one as well and I read the post thinking it was going on and off.

Glad you are getting everything sorted before snakey comes. Make sure you post pics when you get it home

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alib
Hatchling

United Kingdom
143 Posts

Posted - 13/07/2012 :  21:34:04  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
haha i can't wait to get it now... feels like ages i have been planing and researchin it... since april... so the 29th can't come soon enough lol thanks for al the advice :)
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