Increasing Heat in DSM

Gooberfish · 11-09-2012, 05:24 AM

I think my DSM tank isn't warm enough. How do I increase the heat inside to make everything sweat more?

stevenjohn21 · 11-09-2012, 05:39 AM

Ive had this problem on my 75 gallon for the last few days since its been cooler outside. I ended up half filling my 2.5 gallon tank with a 50w heater to keep the water 80 degrees and placed it inside the 75 gallon.

ddrfreak_tung · 11-09-2012, 07:16 AM

maybe a heater pad? i've had them beneath my hermit crab tanks.

somewhatshocked · 11-09-2012, 12:21 PM

Gooberfish: What sort of lighting are you using? How is the tank covered?

It gets cold in Kentucky and I have good luck using T5NO fixtures with glass tops. Use clear packaging tape to seal up most (but not all) openings. If I mist once per day, the lighting creates enough heat to keep things humid and constantly dripping wet.

Gooberfish · 11-09-2012, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by somewhatshocked

Gooberfish: What sort of lighting are you using? How is the tank covered?

It gets cold in Kentucky and I have good luck using T5NO fixtures with glass tops. Use clear packaging tape to seal up most (but not all) openings. If I mist once per day, the lighting creates enough heat to keep things humid and constantly dripping wet.

It's a standard 10g with the stock hood, two 13W CFLs, plastic wrap pinched between the hood & tank. Everything looks alive still I think the whole setup could benefit from more heat...

11-09-2012, 05:24 AM	#1
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11-09-2012, 12:21 PM	#4
somewhatshocked Obsessed? Maybe (View User Tanks) PTrader: (263/100%) Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,728	Gooberfish: What sort of lighting are you using? How is the tank covered? It gets cold in Kentucky and I have good luck using T5NO fixtures with glass tops. Use clear packaging tape to seal up most (but not all) openings. If I mist once per day, the lighting creates enough heat to keep things humid and constantly dripping wet. __________________ 12gal Long \| 20L Shrimp Tanks \| 3gal Longs \| 10gal \| 45-F \| 5.5gal Tigers \| 20cm Cubes

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11-09-2012, 07:16 AM	#3
ddrfreak_tung Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: las vegas Posts: 352	maybe a heater pad? i've had them beneath my hermit crab tanks.