Hi,
I have been exploring ways to heat the aquarium I am setting up for my stimmie. I live in Cairns, so won't need to heat continuously. I only want to give her belly heat for the cooler winter days and when she has to digest.
The aquarium is sitting on this stand:
I have a sheet of polystyrene foam between the stand and the aquarium.
I am thinking of making a heat mat from Corflute and a heat cord, as described in a couple of other threads, and sticking it under the aquarium. That's assuming I can track down 10 mm Corflute. My questions are:
1) Would I need an insulating layer between the glass and the mat to stop the glass cracking and/or snake burning?
2) What should I use for the insulating layer?
3) Any suggestions on how to hold it in place?
4) Any better ideas?
Thanks,
Ren
I have been exploring ways to heat the aquarium I am setting up for my stimmie. I live in Cairns, so won't need to heat continuously. I only want to give her belly heat for the cooler winter days and when she has to digest.
The aquarium is sitting on this stand:
I have a sheet of polystyrene foam between the stand and the aquarium.
I am thinking of making a heat mat from Corflute and a heat cord, as described in a couple of other threads, and sticking it under the aquarium. That's assuming I can track down 10 mm Corflute. My questions are:
1) Would I need an insulating layer between the glass and the mat to stop the glass cracking and/or snake burning?
2) What should I use for the insulating layer?
3) Any suggestions on how to hold it in place?
4) Any better ideas?
Thanks,
Ren