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lowland nepenthes heating

14 years ago

Hey guys,been a while since I have posted,Well situation is i have a 55 gallon tank I have made into a home for some lowland nepenthes,I have 40 watt uav shoplights,and plexaglass tops,how ever I have run into a problem with heating it,since the room gets gold on winter nights(around 55 degrees),any suggestions?,thanks.

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tommyr_gw Zone 6
14 years ago
A seed starting mat maybe?
tropicbreezent
14 years ago
A container of water with an aquarium heater in it. That'll also keep humidity levels up.
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nepthes
Original Author
14 years ago
il give the mat a shot,see how that works(already tried container and it didnt work),thanks for the advice guys

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kayjones
14 years ago
A heating pad, like we old folks use for our aches and pains, works well, too. Just buy some 2-gallon FREEZER bags and zip the pad inside, then sit your aquarium on that.

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