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    Temperature help please

    I will do, thanks again!
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    Temperature help please

    Hi Sadie, I made a few adjustments, moved the light fixture to sit above some bark instead of the platform and moved the temp probe to sit above the bark also. with a 60 watt bulb i am getting a reading of a pretty constant 36 degrees Celsius (roughly 97f). I have put in a picture below with the...
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    Temperature help please

    Unfortunately i cannot move the platform, its built into the background which is all one big piece. it took me a while to make so ideally would like to use it. When i made it i severely underestimated how high it would be. Also the light unit is as high as it will go. The link you posted for the...
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    Temperature help please

    Hi Sadie, Thanks for your input. The basking platform is polystyrene which i have coated in tile grout, painted with acrylic paints and then coated with a sealant, its also quite dark so absorbs heat, whilst at times i have felt like the IR temp gun readings seem a tad high for how i think the...
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    Temperature help please

    Hi Josh, Thanks for the welcome, reply and information. Would you mind telling me what temp you would have the surface temp of the basking platform at please, min and max if possible please? Because the platform seems to absorb heat a lot, i feel like the air temp in the warm end might not be...
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    Temperature help please

    Hi everyone, I was hoping i could get a bit of advise please? I have recently built my beardy a background and basking platform of which i have attached a picture of. It was my first attempt at anything remotely DIY so I'm quite happy with it but if i could do it again there is a couple of...
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