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Re: Heating small tanks and new member stuff
Heating pads! That's a great idea. and 2.5 W heaters! I'm off to kmart
(I've always wanted 2.5 W heaters and wondered why no one makes them.... I
currently have a 10 x10 room with a powerful space heater that keeps the
room warm, unless I leave the door open or the dogs come in to check things
out. (We discourage this ever since they decided drinnking out of tanks
was cool. I'll always wonder if they in fact did drink some of my whitei
fry :-( ) As soon as the door opens the temp drops right away, and the
tanks chill fairly quickly, which is why I was concerned. Many thanks all
for the useful suggestions as always!
Doug
>Hi all, another thing that is even easier for heating those shoe boxes is
>a heating
>pad. You would have to experiment with how much insulation to put between the
>box and the pad but that should work. Another option is to use heating tape
>that herp breeders use to heat their shoeboxes (they use them for snakes and
>such). You simply apply the tape to a shelf and and I believe they are
>controlled
>by a rheostat so that you can dial in what temp you want. I have also found
>some 2.5 watt heaters for fish bowls at the local Wal-Mart. THey are cheap and
>do a good job so far. No thermostat though just one temp which is around 82
>in a small bowl (gallon or two)
>
>On another note, how long does it take to get your membership stuff? I signed
>up a while back on the web site and the card was charged but I have not
>received
>anything other than an email.
>
>Thanks,
>Scott McLaughlin
>
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Doug Karpa-Wilson
Department of Biology
Indiana University
Jordan Hall
1001 E. 3rd St.
Bloomington, IN 47405
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