Hi Julie. Thanks for the advice - I'll try to get more nighttime drop -
should be easy after today.
Y'know, Neil is my middle name - I actually prefer to be called Steve or
Steven :)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Julie Bergman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2001 8:07 AM
Subject: Re: [Gecko] [LG] Roxy update - heating
> Hi Neil,
>
> More nighttime temp. drop is better. 60s and 70s are easily tolerated.
>
> Julie Bergman
> http://www.geckoranch.com
>
> Steven Neil Groginsky wrote:
>
> > I've managed to stabilize the day/night heating levels within the past
week,
> > mostly just from getting used to it and putting in a lot of
thermometers.
> > However, I have plans to optimize the system furter. Today I made the
> > rounds and bought a lamp dimmer, a dark red theatrical lighting "gel",
or
> > colored heat-resistant piece of thin plastic, and some electrical
hardware.
> > I'm going to have a fun time putting this stuff together
> >
> > On the site they said you hae to leave some airspace between the gel and
the
> > lamp, so I will be using an empty cereal box sitting on top of the tank.
I
> > guess I will add a fluorescent daylight bulb that I have kicking around
to
> > provide adequate daytime light. And that's it for now. I'll have to
see
> > how Roxy likes the now setup. Seems like she likes things pretty well
now,
> >
> > Only thing I worry about is if I'm providing sufficient nighttime
> > temperature drop. Probably goes down to around 80 F at the warm end.
> > That's the way it worked out and I'm scared to make any changes to go
lower.
> > Comments would be appreciated.
> >
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