where is your thermostat probe.
#Heat lamp
hybrid nest
It's been on 20+ minutes
The thermostat is set to dimming
I have it paired with a dimming dome and a 60w flukers bulb
lunar siren
Dimming dome is turned to allow full power of the bulb correct.
lunar siren
also sniper.
you need to take the substrate out of the tank.
it's in the guide and i'm pretty sure i've mentioned it before but your leopard gecko regardless of who and where you get it from will need to be in a quaratine setup for the first 2-3 months of having it.
so no loose substrate. paper towels for the first 2-3 months
hybrid nest
Dimming dome is turned to allow full power of the bulb correct.
Alright
hybrid nest
it's in the guide and i'm pretty sure i've mentioned it before but your leopard ...
Alright will fix that later
hybrid nest
Dimming dome is turned to allow full power of the bulb correct.
Correct
lunar siren
that hide also- Instead of that being the basking spot, have the rocks in the front as a basking spot instead of the hide because that's really close to the bulb and that hide being resin may get really really hot.
hybrid nest
It doesn't seem to be rn lol
lunar siren
well currently it doesn't look like the heating setup isn't working properly so we gotta troubleshoot that
but i'm letting you know lmfao.
hybrid nest
K
lunar siren
exoterra thermostat?
hybrid nest
Yup
lunar siren
can you take a picture of the dome and bulb for me?
hybrid nest
lunar siren
okay so the dome and bulb are working. I would adjust the probe some and see if you can get it flatter . and if you have any aluminium foil in your house. put it on the lid around the fixtures (NOT TOUCHING THEM) to insulate it a bit more.
exoterra tanks have probe slots btw
in the back
hybrid nest
The probe wouldn't fit
lunar siren
you lift the lid up. put it through so the cord fits
lunar siren
did you just turn it on and everything?
hybrid nest
Turned on about 30 minutes ago
lunar siren
you can but i'd still adjust the probe to get it a bit flatter
hybrid nest
Okay
lunar siren
mine usually take about an hour to an hour and a half to heat up fully
hybrid nest
Alright I flattened the probe and I'm just going to wait now
Depending on how hot it gets then I'll move the hide
hybrid nest
Ambient is still 72 but the Basking area is anywhere from 88-75
The other side of the tank is still 65 degrees tho
hybrid nest
Would putting some card stock over the other sides help?
lunar siren
If you have styrofoam from packages or anything that can work for the sides
hybrid nest
What do I do if the foil doesn't work?
lunar siren
Since the cool side of your tank is that cold I’m assuming your room is also extremely chilly
so it sounds like it's an external enviromental issue
the foil is on the lid to help hold the warm air in
example of what i mean btw
lunar siren
glass tanks can be really shit at insulating properly sadly (common issue especially during winter here)
hybrid nest
I'm just thinking would a higher wattage bulb possibly help?
fair token
i wouldnt do a higher wattage before trying insulation
higher wattage means you might need to dim the bulb and doing so constantly may eventually damage the bulb
and youre not getting the full IR output
crude robin
paper badgerBOT
lunar siren
I don’t measure the inside of my hot hides
hybrid nest
Another issue, the humidity in my tank is 60%
lunar siren
not really an issue but did you take the substrate out and put down paper towels
hybrid nest
Not yet
My mom says the the hydrometer is wrong
There is no way my room is almost 70% humidity
hybrid nest
Yeh ig
lunar siren
but welcome to what loose substrate does when it's new/rehydrated. it causes a spike in humidity.
60% is not bad though. their humidity range is 30-55%
hybrid nest
Hot side is showing 68% and cold is 59%
lunar siren
yeh that's fine. it won't be that way when you put down proper paper towels / take the dirt out for now.
hybrid nest
I still feel that the heat lamp is just making a beam of heat it won't cover the whole tank or have a proper air temp
lunar siren
it's not supposed to cover your whole tank sniper
your whole tank is not supposed to be hot.
hybrid nest
Cold is too cold
lunar siren
that's why i told you to insulate your tank.
hybrid nest
that's why i told you to insulate your tank.
I have a riser for uvb is the uvb can't be right against the tank so I think I can only insulate 50% of the tank
lunar siren
because the cool side. is affected by your room. insulating the tank allows hot air to stay inside warming it up properly.
hybrid nest
Ight I will go get some foil
lunar siren
why did you get uvb after we had a whole discussion on why not to
hybrid nest
My parents said it didn't matter if we were wasting money bc they still wanted uvb for the tank, and the one we got will work with the bigger tank aswell
lunar siren
how do you know
you don't what brand you're gonna get for a bigger tank
so you don't know that it'll work
but whatever.
lunar siren
you found space for a 36x18x18?
hybrid nest
Yeah I can have it over hang on my desk a bit and put a giant book or smth under it
My shelf is 30x18 but my desk is right next to it
lunar siren
you want the middle of the tank supported mostly so that is where you need to be absolutely sure that whatever that is on is stable and can support it.
and make sure that there is no incline when using two surfaces 
i learned the hard way with that.
hybrid nest
Yeah I can make it even and the middle will be supported by the actual shelf, the first one we bought was bending bc of the tank it would only overhang on my desk by 4 inches and be even
Omg my dad won't let me use tinfoil bc he says I just won't let it heat up when I left it on for almost 2 hours yesterday
So ima prove him wrong
lunar siren
i'm assuming you bought the 7% arcadia uvb
hybrid nest
He says the reflections of the tinfoil will scare the gecko
hybrid nest
i'm assuming you bought the 7% arcadia uvb
Yeh
lunar siren
He says the reflections of the tinfoil will scare the gecko
well seeing as you don't ahve a gecko atm.
no
but also glass is reflective
lmfao
hybrid nest
Lol
hybrid nest
lunar siren
if reflections are gonna scare the gecko it's gonna be from the glass before it's from the foil.
hybrid nest
He says either the thing is gonna cook bc of the Basking spot which was around 90 or it's gonna be stressed lol
So wrong
lunar siren
90 is too cool for a basking spot anyways
lunar siren
also these geckos come from pakistan where it gets pretty toasty during the day (not saying to put your temps to that LMFAO)
my basking spots reach 99f surface temp wise
have gone to 105 in the past
lunar siren
dimming.
if turning it up doesn't help , trying to persuade your father to let you insulate is going to be your best bet because it sounds like the room is just a tad too chilly since it's not just a hot side issue.
if insulating doesn't help. what wattage are you using currently?
lunar siren
you can try going up to a 75w if insulating doesn't help.
lunar siren
they have the aquaculture brand yeh
their incadescents are the same as the flukers ones
lunar siren
the door being open also is gonna cause your temps to not be correct
put some foil pieces where i drew in pink and move your cool side one more to the actual side in the back
and yeet the substrate into a bin and put paper towels down. that's last step
hybrid nest
I put some around the lamp and with the uvb being elevated will it still work with some foil right there
I dont have the mount yet
but it makes it 5 inches higher
lunar siren
I put some around the lamp and with the uvb being elevated will it still work wi...
the foil won't be under the uvb so yes it should still be fine.
hybrid nest
alr
what if the leos were already on losse substrate for a few months-years before you get them?
lunar siren
what if the leos were already on losse substrate for a few months-years before y...
you still quarantine them.
even from reputable breeders you still quarantine them to ensure their health.
it's for the safety and wellbeing of the animal.
hybrid nest
the probe is tho
lunar siren
so we know that the basking spot can get to proper temps just fine
yes the probe reads the air temps
the only thing that will read surface temps is an IR-Temp gun
your basking spot temps are good
ambients are the issue
hybrid nest
oh so should I turn the thermostat down so it doesnt get too hot on the resin hide or just leave it
hybrid nest
alright
lunar siren
the little triangle i drew was meant to be like. just on the outside of it
hybrid nest
ik, not 100% on that piece yet bc I havnt got the riser
lunar siren
do you have a tape measure
lunar siren
measure the distance from that rock to the mesh lid for me
lunar siren
it's adjusting
hybrid nest
like strobing fast
lunar siren
it'll do that
lunar siren
that does mean tho that the ambient temp under the heat lamp is getting to temps tho. your thermometer may just be placed in a shit spot
hybrid nest
my dad wont let me keep foil on some of it bc he says its stopping the air flow
lunar siren
even then the foil isn't like fully pushed down into the screen
lunar siren
well the only surface temp you measure is the basking spot
the rest of the tank only thing that matters is the ambients
leave it for a few hours and see what everything gets to.
lunar siren
i did mention resin gets hot. 
plus it being that close. yeh. you can turn it down to like 90
bulb will be off for a bit tho until the ambient under it cools off
hybrid nest
I moved the thermo still reading 75 air temps
lunar siren
where'd you move it
hybrid nest
towards the front but now im thinking to move it in the back under the lamp
lunar siren
well yeh moving it away will not really do anything. don't put it directly under the lamp buttt
send me a pic of the tank
i'll circle where i think it should be fine (directly under the bulb fucks with it)
like front pic not the top down pics
hybrid nest
lunar siren
put it in this vacinity
hybrid nest
So that's semi under the lamp
lunar siren
you just don't want it directly under the beam of the bulb
hybrid nest
the uvb doesnt seem to be reaching the other side of the tank
lunar siren
since you have a small tank and such heating is harder (we talked about this previously). since the closer you are the smaller a beam is. distance is what makes beams wider allowing it to spread out more.
it won't
it's not supposed to
uvb and heating are supposed to be on the hot side
lunar siren
just leave it for like 3 hours now
come back to it
go play some video games or somethin
lunar siren
then turn it off and test it tomorrow cus it does need a few hours now to just sit and settle
you're never gonna get instant results with heating
hybrid nest
ill try like 2 hours tonight
surface temps for basking spot are dropping bc the lamp turning off and on is that okay
lunar siren
it's adjusting. figuring out how much power it needs to stay at the new temp you set.
just let it do it's thing and go focus on something else for a bit
micromanaging it isn't gonna do much when it has to heat up again
hybrid nest
will the gecko be freaked out at it flickering?
lunar siren
you don't have a gecko yet do you
hybrid nest
nope
lunar siren
then no.
hybrid nest
will it quit the flickering after figuring itself out?
lunar siren
it generally does yes. but even if it does it occasionally the gecko will be fine.
you were sure to get the dimming version of that stat tho correct.
hybrid nest
its dimming and pulse I set it to dimming on the back
lunar siren
just makin sure :3
lunar siren
yes
hybrid nest
it kicked off a while ago and temps dropped from almost 80 to 74 on hot side
It's weird bc surface temp is around 77 and air is 73 and it hasn't turned back on