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Leucistic
Yearling
United Kingdom
453 Posts |
 Posted - 22/03/2013 : 21:33:19
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Has anyone else got one as I m struggling with my heat gradient in my king snake setup.
Using a 100w ceramic on a dimming stat. Medium sized viv just under 3ft.
Only getting a 2 deg drop from the hot to cool end 31-29. The room has a oil rad which keeps the ambient temp a 22ish.
Any advise guys? Lower watt bulb? Drilling some vent holes in the cool end?
I would be happier if the cool side was at the 25-26 mark.
I was planning getting my mojo one but this issue is really putting me off |
1.0.0 Mojave Royal Python - Loki
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1.0.0 Butter Spider Royal Python - Otis
1.0.0 Albino Royal Python - Hermies
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0.1.0 Horned frog - India
0.0.2 Gargoyle Gecko - Willow & Amber
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0.1.0 Staffy x Bulldog - Piggy
Lots of Fish and Shrimp |
Edited by - Leucistic on 22/03/2013 21:34:54 |
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Lotabob
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
5008 Posts |
Posted - 22/03/2013 : 22:16:51
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| A ceramic bulb will raise ambient, there is no avoiding it. The viv exotic vents aren't big enough or high enough to let out the heat fast enough either. My corn is in a ceramic heated viv and the ambient is 23, I had to put vents in right behind the bulb to help get rid of excess heat I also realised the skirting board was partially affecting airflow so had to pull my whole stack a few inches away from the wall. |
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jbarlow91
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
897 Posts |
Posted - 22/03/2013 : 22:17:45
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| Could drill another vent or turn the radiator off lol |
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Leucistic
Yearling
United Kingdom
453 Posts |
Posted - 22/03/2013 : 22:30:32
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I have come to realise the new front vent system on the vivas is load of tosh.
Gonna drill a few vents in the back I think. I need the oil rad to keep the rooms ambient up for the other reps.
The older system was better than these new ones. Think I will go custom on my next viv. |
1.0.0 Mojave Royal Python - Loki
0.1.0 Lesser Fire Royal Python - Summer
0.1.0 100% het Albino Royal Python - Nancy
1.0.0 Butter Spider Royal Python - Otis
1.0.0 Albino Royal Python - Hermies
1.0.0 California King Snake - Oreo (Mr Grumpy)
1.0.0 Western Hognose - Tyrion
0.1.0 Amazon Tree Boa - Rose
0.1.0 Horned frog - India
0.0.2 Gargoyle Gecko - Willow & Amber
0.0.1 Leachianus Henkeli- Boo
0.1.0 Staffy x Bulldog - Piggy
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boomslang
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
2025 Posts |
Posted - 22/03/2013 : 22:54:25
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I tried a lower watt bulb in one of mine,Just took longer to get to temp etc.Plus still did the same thing :)
I added more vents and added some fans :) on the cool side. |
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jbarlow91
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
897 Posts |
Posted - 23/03/2013 : 07:45:34
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| I thought this would happen as soon as I seen the new look tanks they look great but the vents look too small lol |
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Leucistic
Yearling
United Kingdom
453 Posts |
Posted - 23/03/2013 : 09:37:59
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Looks like I will be drilling some extra vents then.
Not impressed with these vivs so far lol |
1.0.0 Mojave Royal Python - Loki
0.1.0 Lesser Fire Royal Python - Summer
0.1.0 100% het Albino Royal Python - Nancy
1.0.0 Butter Spider Royal Python - Otis
1.0.0 Albino Royal Python - Hermies
1.0.0 California King Snake - Oreo (Mr Grumpy)
1.0.0 Western Hognose - Tyrion
0.1.0 Amazon Tree Boa - Rose
0.1.0 Horned frog - India
0.0.2 Gargoyle Gecko - Willow & Amber
0.0.1 Leachianus Henkeli- Boo
0.1.0 Staffy x Bulldog - Piggy
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chrisc
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
3326 Posts |
Posted - 23/03/2013 : 12:49:58
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| i have an old style viv exotic that's 3ftx15x16 and have the same problem if the hot end is only 30c then there's a 3 or 4c drop in the cool end anything higher an there's hardly any drop in temp |
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PythonManDan
Yearling
United Kingdom
150 Posts |
Posted - 23/03/2013 : 20:41:56
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| I've got a couple of the new ones and an old VXone, the old ones are def better than these new ones, not enough ventilation. |
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Viv exotic viva and heat gradient
