What do you do with Heat Cable?

[Tony Turbo]

I know it provides heat, but how can I use it? Can I use it underneath substrate to warm the bottom of my viv and when it rains (super rain) it should hopefully evaporate the water making it humid?

Do I have to run a stat with these? Has anybody done an installation with these cables, any pics would be great?

Thank you

[markandwend]

plug it in and knock it on!

[Tony Turbo]

As simple as that, no stat, nothing?

I like it


Thanks

[markandwend]

Depends on the wattage, but u will probably need a stat.
Whats it for?

[Tony Turbo]

I want to put it under the substrate to dry it out from when it rains to increase humidity in my arboreal viv. I was thinking of 50watt, but not sure.

[Young_Gun]

I would definitely have it on a stat same as any heat source, because its a thin strip of concentrated heat I wouldn't leave it inside the actual viv.

[ANT]

what you could do is make a fake bottom floor inside the viv and lay it inbetween the real and fake floor

[Tony Turbo]

Originally Posted by Young_Gun

I would definitely have it on a stat same as any heat source, because its a thin strip of concentrated heat I wouldn't leave it inside the actual viv.

It won't be any good outside of the viv, it would just make my room warmer. What did you mean?

[Tony Turbo]

Originally Posted by ANT

what you could do is make a fake bottom floor inside the viv and lay it inbetween the real and fake floor

I was going to put it under some reptile carpet for saftey and then the substrate on top. What wattage do you think I should use for a 3x1.5 ft floor space?

[ANT]

i would probably go for either the 15w, 3.5metres or the 25w, which is 4.5metres