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09-Apr-07, 04:21 PM
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Hi all, my enclosure is glass fronted and i was wondering if anyone has any ideas on keeping the heat in? I thought contact, but i'm not sure if that would work. Cheers, Jen
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09-Apr-07, 04:24 PM
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whats your setup? how is it heated? how is it controlled? whats the rest of the enclosure made of???
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09-Apr-07, 04:28 PM
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mdf, heated at the moment by blacklights, as the other globes are to long for the cages around the fittings.
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09-Apr-07, 04:30 PM
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thermostats? wattages of black lights? how many black lights?
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09-Apr-07, 04:47 PM
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temps are fine, but a lot of heat is escaping out the front through the glass, was just hoping someone had iseas on keeping it in, hopefully without obscuring the view.
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09-Apr-07, 05:38 PM
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Anyone?
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09-Apr-07, 05:39 PM
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During cold nights i put a thick towel over the front of the glass.
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09-Apr-07, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by grimbeny  During cold nights i put a thick towel over the front of the glass. | Same. I do that anyway as the enclosure is in my room, and evenw ith the lights off my room glows red without the towel
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09-Apr-07, 06:24 PM
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I have ceramic bulbs for night heat, so i dont have this problem.
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09-Apr-07, 06:42 PM
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Most of the heat goes up . Feel the top , it gets very hot . You can keep heat in with something on top . I use a folded blanket , makes a huge diference . Also lose a lot if vents are too big or too high .
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09-Apr-07, 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Jen temps are fine, but a lot of heat is escaping out the front through the glass, was just hoping someone had iseas on keeping it in, hopefully without obscuring the view. | You may find that its a good thing and quite beneficial to your snake that heat is escaping throught the glass. Much better than a build-up of heat that doesnt allow for a proper cool end.
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09-Apr-07, 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Jen temps are fine | i dont really see a problem here?
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09-Apr-07, 08:15 PM
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I have a glass tank with polystyrene panels on three faces of the tank. The panels are painted in desert colours and make the tank look good and also insultate. At night, at the heated end of the tank, I place a square of polystyrene over the glass front – this leaves half of the front glass losing heat. Peg board is on the top. This has worked well for years.
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10-Apr-07, 06:35 PM
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the only problem is that the light is always on, therefore the elec bill is going up up and away....
Cheers all tho for the ideas, will try the blanket on top, then i can put my cr#p back. cant resist a flat surface!
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10-Apr-07, 08:58 PM
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MDF is not a good insulator either. If a panel is warm on the outside then it's propably losing lots of heat.
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