the heat in my tank is dropping

Hermit-Yote · Post by **Hermit-Yote** » Wed Nov 05, 2014 1:47 pm

I checked the thermometer. It's good, my room is only 65F so the insulation IS doing something, just not enough, haha.
I have it glass>foil>foam on three sides and one lid.

YYWW · Post by **YYWW** » Wed Nov 05, 2014 2:25 pm

Ok yea 65 is low

in my exp the Ultratherm seems to run hotter and probably work more efficiently than the petstore heaters (Zoomed, in my past case). When i looked at my Zoomed the adhesive woukd be really inconsistently adhered to the glass, and also a lot of bubbling was apparent. The Ultratherm is really thin and firm, like a sheet of thin plastic, so it lays nice and flush against the glass. The heating element is also closer to the glass, where the Zoomed looked insulated several times over (which is good because they're usually used under tanks, so its probably like this for safety).
My plug for Ultratherm might not be helpful to your situation, but if you notice temps dangerously low, well, ya know

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moonbeam · Post by **moonbeam** » Wed Nov 05, 2014 2:31 pm

I love my ultratherm! I have a 11x48 on my 55 gallon and it consistently keeps the heat 80-84F without any insulation. When I had it insulated I got up to almost 90F!

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YYWW · Post by **YYWW** » Wed Nov 05, 2014 2:37 pm

ULTRATHERM HIGH 5!!!

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moonbeam · Post by **moonbeam** » Wed Nov 05, 2014 2:43 pm

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Ryry · Post by **Ryry** » Wed Nov 05, 2014 2:47 pm

! My UTH is (from bean farm) doesn't have adhesive which I liked because I don't feel like I'll destroy it when I move it. I just taped it down and foiled and cardborded it (those are real words I swear)

moonbeam · Post by **moonbeam** » Wed Nov 05, 2014 2:51 pm

Absolutely real words in the crab world:) they're the basis of all our crabbing activities!

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Ryry · Post by **Ryry** » Wed Nov 05, 2014 8:06 pm

moonbeam wrote:Absolutely real words in the crab world:) they're the basis of all our crabbing activities!

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Knew it.

YYWW · Post by **YYWW** » Wed Nov 05, 2014 8:12 pm

LOL

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Hermit-Yote · Post by **Hermit-Yote** » Thu Nov 06, 2014 3:39 pm

Where do you guys buy the ultratherm heaters?

Ryry · Post by **Ryry** » Thu Nov 06, 2014 3:45 pm

I got my uth from the bean farm- it doesn't have the sticky stuff of the back which I like because I feel like I can adjust it if I need to- or move it to another tank when I upgrade

. It was so powerful that I needed to buy a dimmer lol.

moonbeam · Post by **moonbeam** » Thu Nov 06, 2014 3:49 pm

Hermit-Yote wrote:Where do you guys buy the ultratherm heaters?

I'm on my phone right now and can't find the link via tapatalk so bear with me cause I'm doing this from memory

if you look on the left of your page there's a short little list of links. At the bottom is shopping resources. If you click into that it'll lead you to a list of all types of online vendors. The ultratherms are sold by two of the companies (I think reptile city or something like that and bean farm). I got mine from the bean farm and they were great. It arrived on time in great condition. I think the prices for both places is relatively the same. If you're look for a "top shelf" UTH you're looking in the right place

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KellyCrabbieLove · Post by **KellyCrabbieLove** » Thu Nov 06, 2014 4:02 pm

I bought mine directly from ultratherm.

Hermit-Yote · Post by **Hermit-Yote** » Fri Nov 07, 2014 12:06 pm

I was able to find one vendore that seems like one of the aforementioned ones here. Do you think that would be a good supplement for my 55g?

moonbeam · Post by **moonbeam** » Fri Nov 07, 2014 12:22 pm

What are the dimensions of your tank? My tank is also a 55g and its 48 inches long. If yours is the same the ultratherm will only cover half of your tank.

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