How to increase humidity and temperature in RETF viv.

Misheru · #1 09-22-2009, 11:40 AM

Hi everyone,

I just got my first viv set up and I want to put some RETFs in there. The temperature has only gotten up to 22'C and the humidity is around 60. I have a screen lid, covered with a towel right now, but it's not helping the humidity. I mist it everyday. I have a coco husk background, and substrate of coco husk, plantation soil and fir/sphagum soil. There are live plants growing in it, some wandering jews, prayer plants and a diffenbachia.

How can I increase the temp and humidity?

Thanks.

RecycledAgain · #2 09-22-2009, 01:25 PM

I would switch out the towel for glad wrap or partially cover with tin foil if the lights are to to hot for the plastic. Ideally I would use a glass top for the tank.

Dan

Misheru · #3 09-24-2009, 11:21 AM

Ok, I'll give that a try. Thanks!

wolfie2nd · #4 11-19-2009, 12:39 PM

What I've done with my vivs in the past is take plexi an cut it to the size of the TOP of the screen an after that get a jig saw an cut out for ur lights. I'm able to keep my humidity at 100 if the glass fogs up widen the plexi on the top. Hope this helped

wolfie2nd · #5 11-19-2009, 12:41 PM

I ment push it away to make a small gap