hatchy rack help

[kitten_pheonix]

Hi guys,

I'm building a hatchy rack for geckos, the tubs are 400 deep, with the heat cord I'm thinking of running 2 lines to give it the hot end, but the part I need some help with is how much spacing should I leave between the lines?


And any other tips would be great.

Thanks

 

[Rogue5861]

Hi guys,

I'm building a hatchy rack for geckos, the tubs are 400 deep, with the heat cord I'm thinking of running 2 lines to give it the hot end, but the part I need some help with is how much spacing should I leave between the lines?


And any other tips would be great.

Thanks

25-50mm is the norm.


Rick

 

[Smithers]

Just measured my True Blue rack for ya and they are 45mm apart. Gives a decent hot spot any closer your minimising the hot spot further and you'll have a gap of cool between them. 80w heatcord.

Good luck

 

[kitten_pheonix]

Thanks Im using a 12m heat cord not sure of the wattage my partner threw the box out -_-

 

[Thyla]

From what I know the wattage is proportional to the length of the heat cord. Similarly the spacing is critical for the temperature. I'll probably run 3 lined in the back so I have the option of hitting higher temps but normally they'll be controlled by a thermostat. What kind of geckos?

 

[Ramsayi]

Thanks Im using a 12m heat cord not sure of the wattage my partner threw the box out -_-

It would be around 100 watts give or take.With heat cords watts are dependent on length.

 

[LaDeDah]

It would be around 100 watts give or take.With heat cords watts are dependent on length.

Their should be a tag down near the plug which has info on it.