Aiicioo Under Tank Heater Thermostat 8W/16W/24W - Reptile Heating Pad with Temperature Control for Hermit Crab Lizard Terrarium Combo Set Review

The packaging was completely scratched and torn but overall the product looked ok. Now I only use the temperature controller, so far everything is fine. My only suspicions are that the item was overpacked or neglected, there is a mark that looks like it was poked with a screwdriver or something and it left a mark on the heating pad itself which I don't use want it. EDIT: The thermometer lasted nine months and no longer works properly when holding the heat. It's a month ahead of my other from…

This works very well for me. Here's my setup: I installed a heating pad on the bottom (outside) of a glass tank. I have a thermometer sensor in the tank under about a 1/2 inch layer of sand and Zilla Decor Rock Lair I have some dry moss inside the rock. I started each day with a slight rise in temperature until the temperature in the stone cave was warm to my hand. Now that it's installed, I'm not worried about anything other than looking at the readings from time to time. I could stick the…

We use this for a 10 gallon glass hermit crab tank - the tank has a mesh top and we usually keep some cork tiles covered, maybe 2/3 of the screen to keep the heat in. Need a 16w model because we keep our house at 68 degrees during the day and 64 degrees at night. This heating pad keeps the air temperature in the aquarium at 72 degrees and the sand at 80-85. The readings are good, allowing us to keep an eye on the temperature, and the controller seems to work well when switching the pad on and…

I bought this for my indoor wet box for my baby turtles - the ambient temperature should be between 80 and 90 degrees. I tested it on my kitchen table, set it to 90 degrees and left it alone for an hour and a half. It NEVER reached 90 degrees - even when the thermometer was only an inch from the mat. So I put the thermometer ON the mat and that's when the temperature started to rise - to 87 degrees, but it couldn't get to a full 90. So, somewhat encouraged (since moisture is a conductor of…

I used this heater and temperature controller to build a sourdough prover for winter baking. My house is kept cool in the winter, so I needed very little heat to make my bread riser work better. This combination of controller and heater worked great for that. I attached the heater to a cheap quarter sheet pan and then popped it into a large styrofoam cooler. I inserted a temperature probe and set the regulator to 78F. It heated up fairly quickly within 20 minutes and kept the temperature at a…

Many reviewers complain about how much heat it generates. That is not much. Look at the wattage of each product you buy. The laws of physics state that you don't get more heat than watts. Below I explain how you can measure how much heat you receive. If you understand what you're getting it's still a great product and my gecko loves to hang out on the warm side of my tank where I crank it up to 90 degrees. The thermostat does a good job of maintaining an even temperature. Not wanting to run the