SukiLove
Juvie Member
For a thermometer I prefer this, http://www.petmountain.com/product/reptile-thermometers-hygrometers/11442-511260/zoo-med-zoo-med-digital-thermometer-for-terrariums.html. Or you could use a temp gun too, but they can be a bit more expensive.
For the heating pad, there is an adhesive side that you would stick to the underside bottom of the glass tank on the side you want to be the warm side. To create ventilation you could go to a hardware store and just get 2 pieces of lumber to set the aquarium on. The goal is to just have it elevated so there is a way for air circulation to keep the pad from overheating and malfunctioning. 1/8" is the minimum requirement, but if you raised it higher to an inch you would be fine. You could get something like this http://www.lowes.com/pd_468966-153-2208T_1z10sgy__?productId=4764128&pl=1 and have them cut it down for you (most hardware stores will do that) and you could place 2 pieces along the length of the tank.
For the heating pad, there is an adhesive side that you would stick to the underside bottom of the glass tank on the side you want to be the warm side. To create ventilation you could go to a hardware store and just get 2 pieces of lumber to set the aquarium on. The goal is to just have it elevated so there is a way for air circulation to keep the pad from overheating and malfunctioning. 1/8" is the minimum requirement, but if you raised it higher to an inch you would be fine. You could get something like this http://www.lowes.com/pd_468966-153-2208T_1z10sgy__?productId=4764128&pl=1 and have them cut it down for you (most hardware stores will do that) and you could place 2 pieces along the length of the tank.