Worried about the temperature in my terrarium

[Wolfn]

I just set up some grow lights for my indoor terrarium and I'm a little worried. I placed a thermometer inside and it says it's about 95 degrees inside the terrarium. I have a Heliamphora Minor arriving later on Wednesday and I'm wondering if it'll be okay inside the terrarium.

 

[Soopaman]

Probably not at 95. What are you planning to do to cool it during the day, or night cooling for that matter?

 

[Dexenthes]

95 sounds very steep to me.

 

[eou812]

they can survive up to 80F. so i would some how cool that maybe 15 DEGREES F.

 

[Taliesin-DS]

Have you tried measuring in different areas ?
Theres like 20f difference between the coolest and hottest spots in mine.

 

[F R e N c H 3 z]

Why do you keep your plants in a terrarium?

 

[Nevermore]

Can you add a CPU fan or two. I have two "wardian cases" that i grow orchids and my Heli and Cephs in. Both have CPU fans that run during the day and just sporadic at night. They both have a single CFL. There have been a few times the fans die and i have to close the blinds to keep the sun out... or they get hot fast. The cases aren't air tight either so i would think a standard sealed tank might heat up faster.

The heli seems to like it just fine and grows and flowers.

 

[robthered]

See my post here:

http://terraforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=125663

Also if you are wanted to have a nice cooling setup, I'm currently working on one with an a/c. See my thread on the OCPS webpage here:

http://ontariocarnivorousplants.for...r=asc&start=0&mforum=ontariocarnivorousplants

 

[Wolfn]

I left a little gap in the top of the terrarium, so now it's a reasonable 85 degrees

 

[Rball]

you should leave a gap anyway for air circulation leave about 15% of it open and if you use a small fan it should helpp circulate the air and lower temps