Does anyone have the ZooMed temperature controller?

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Syllvur

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What position do you put it in for the warm side. I have a 20 gallon long tank and when I set it to the middle between 80 and 90 it still goes past 90.. Any advice?
 
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Syllvur

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I have it turned down just below the 80 section, and the heat source light has gone off. Does that mean it won't work, or will it still work?
 
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Syllvur

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Good news is I've turned it down and it looks like it's stabilizing. I'll just have to keep monitoring the temperatures
 
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Keeboard

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do you have a heat mat? heat mats are much better for leopard geckos than lamps. if a heat mat isnt enough heat, then i recommend getting a ceramic heat emitter (CHE) for extra heat
 
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Syllvur

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No I have a heat mat and a rheostat for it but the temperature is still too high. It's currently at 99 and I don't know how to bring it down
 
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Elizabeth Freer

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Syllvur said:
No I have a heat mat and a rheostat for it but the temperature is still too high. It's currently at 99 and I don't know how to bring it down
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Buy a thermostat! Thermostats will turn the heat source off and on to moderate the heat! Rheostats will not. Set it for 91*F. Most thermostats vary a few degrees from the actual setting up and down before they turn off or turn on again.

Here's a temperature guide for all leopard geckos as measured by the probe of a digital thermometer
  • 88-92 F (31.1-33.3 C) ground temperature right underneath a leo's warm dry hide
  • no greater than 82ish F (27.8ish C) air temperature - 4 inches above ground on the warm end
  • no greater than 75 F (23.9 C) air temperature - 4 inches above ground on the cool end
Leave the UTH on 24/7. Turn off overhead lighting/heating at night (~12 hours on and ~12 hours off) unless ambient room temperatures drop lower than 67ish*F (19.4*C) during the night.
 
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Keeboard

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I recommend you get rid of the lamp. The temperature will probably be good without it, and your gecko is better off without it
 
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Syllvur

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No biggie :) Sorry if my last post sounded rude.

I've been checking the temperature and SOMEHOW my thermostat decided to properly work so now my temperature is at about 89-90 degrees :)
 
Elizabeth Freer

Elizabeth Freer

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Syllvur said:
No I have a heat mat and a rheostat for it but the temperature is still too high. It's currently at 99 and I don't know how to bring it down
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Syllvur said:
No biggie :) Sorry if my last post sounded rude.

I've been checking the temperature and SOMEHOW my thermostat decided to properly work so now my temperature is at about 89-90 degrees :)
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I'm just confirming that you have a thermostat, not a rheostat. They serve quite different purposes.
 
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