Greg,
You may want to look at the Ultratherm brand heat pads sold by the Bean
Farm. They are similar to Flexwatt heat tape in design and are designed to
stay under 95F so that they can be used without thermostats. I lay them on
the table surface with the aquarium resting on top. This leaves a slight
air space between the pad and the bottom glass. I also have one under a
small portion of a Vision brand fiberglass cage. They seem to work fine.
All are on timers so that they are on only during daylight hours.
See: http://www.beanfarm.com/heating.htm#Heating%20Supplies
Jim Chapman/Ogden UT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Watkins-Colwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 6:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Gecko] Cobra heat pads
> on 3/28/01 5:36 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > The sticky side goes against the tank.
>
>
> Hmmm.... this one doesn't seem to have a sticky side or I would have
guessed
> that to be the one that sticks to the glass. (LOL) it's laminated and the
> directions say to stick it to the glass with double-face tape or with some
> "other adhesive" and refers to the "back" of the pad, but doesn't say
which
> side that is (and there is no writing on the pad itself to help with the
> decision). The directions also warn against using more than 1/4" of any
> substrate over the pad for risk of fire. Is this the same product you
were
> using with the ceramic tile over it? I had intended to stick the pad to a
> piece of slate, but after reading the directions I got rather worried that
> this would be a bad idea..
>
> Oh, the size I have is the 11" x 17"... that might make a difference too.
> Maybe the smaller sized one is self-adhesive like the old "under tank
> heaters" that we've all used and abused in the past.
>
> You know, this is actually a topic we haven't explored much on the list.
> We've beaten the "hot rock" topic quite a bit... but not the under
tank/heat
> tape products. I'd be interested in exploring this topic more.
>
> Greg
>
>
>
>
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> Sacred Heart University
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