Soil Heater

cmmercer · #1 (**permalink**) 05-11-2009, 08:20 PM

Hello everyone,

I am currently in the process of building a viv for my BRB. Its going to be a fully planted viv, obviously with pretty high humidity. For this reason I decided to go with a reptile radiator as I have heard that they are good with humidity, and I have read posts praising their use with GTP's.

However, seems that it now sounds as if I'm not going to get the gradient across the length of the viv, and a suitable hot temp at one end.

So..... I'm thinking of fixing the radiator somewhere in the middle towards 'cool' end of viv in order to create the ambient/'cool' end temperature. With my reluctance to use a ceramic in such a wet environment I came across these to heat the soil at the 'hot' end. Has anyone used anything like this? sounds like it'll work in a similar way to heat mat/cable, but it can get wet and be placed in the soil which will be lining the floor of the viv.

Any advice welcomed.

Thanks,
Chris

Meko · #2 (**permalink**) 05-11-2009, 09:34 PM

that's pretty much the same as heat cable.. wires that heat up in a plastic coating.

cmmercer · #3 (**permalink**) 05-11-2009, 10:03 PM

OK, so can I use regular heat cable in the soil?

I don't know a lot about the reptile heat cables, but when I have seen them built into anyones vivs they appear to be put under the viv, or a piece of wood seperating it from the substrate.

I need something that can get wet and actually be in the soil.

cmmercer · #4 (**permalink**) 06-11-2009, 03:22 PM

but does my plan regading the placement of heaters sound like it will work?

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