exo terra fogger

[rubiks]

bought fogger couple weeks ago and used it in new tank. Which had very clean water in it, with filter running, Since then fogger has been back in box till i get my frogs. Was trying to move some stuff around, purchased some air plants if you read my other thread. I have a log that i bought at petco and soaked in a bucket of water for 2 weeks so it did not tint water and bought a couple small plants. Water did tint a little, Here is my question put fogger in and little close to no fog comes out and light is on. Took out of tank and put in sink and it works fine these foggers i guess will not work in a little murky water, you can see through the water fine it is just a little t colored which i hope will go away. Has anyone had any troubles. Thanks. By the way if you live in pa around allentown the Dan Shantz Greenhouse in Bethelem is a reptile keepers dream they have tons of tropical plants. It's the size of walmart.

[froggsong]

If that's the fogger you just put straight in the water, I recommend that you return it and buy an external one. Those internal foggers are dangerous. They can electrocute your herps.

[rubiks]

These foggers work well they just have to be in something, You just cannot put in water. fish will get electrocuted along with frogs, good thing to do is make a plexi glass square with holes in it and a direct small hole for water that shoots out of fogger, these little mothers hurt if you touch them. But as i have found that they don't work well unless water is very clean.

[rubiks]

Did some research and figured out what i need to do being that fogger will not work well in hardened water will make a glass out of plexi glass and put fogger in bottom with holes at top to let out fog and just fill with tap water when i need to use fogger

[beckdg]

if it works by electricity harder water will be to your advantage as it has the minerals in it to support the electrical current. that's why you have to put salt in vaporizers if the water is too soft.

peat, wood, soil (without added minerals), etc. will soak up the salts/minerals and soften the water causing a lower tds (total dissolved solvents). when it does water becomes an insulator and keeps electricity from running current through it. i suspect this may be your issue.

[jpstod]

Take the Advice already given

Take it back and make yourself an External Fogger made from an Ultrasonic Humidifier.

Cheaper and Better.
Mine has almost a 2 Gallon Reservoir and can last Continuous on Full for 19 hours straight.

On a timer it can last days without refilling

[Greg H.]

Originally Posted by froggsong

If that's the fogger you just put straight in the water, I recommend that you return it and buy an external one. Those internal foggers are dangerous. They can electrocute your herps.

Just doing some head scratching here.......

What if a grounding probe was used in conjunction would take care of that shock problem?

I have cat's and kids who think that external foggers are play things - I usually end up replacing 1-2 a year, so an internal fogger would be an advantage if it works.

[jokefox]

soak it in vinegar for a little while, ets it brand new

there are also other ones you can get made for hydroponics that are made
for water that has nutrients in it , mabye you guys should invest in some
man foggers,,

the output makes the water very hot for the first few cm
iv had it burn threw things before
not fun

[sweetriden76]

I'd suggest making one from an ultrasonic humidifier, I made one a couple weeks ago, it ended up about the same price as a repti-fogger, less than 50 bucks and should work for a real long time...it will totally fog out my exo 24x18x24 within a minute if you crank it all the way up but its variable so I can have a light fog all day if I want for consistent humidity

[Shaggy2061]

Originally Posted by sweetriden76

I'd suggest making one from an ultrasonic humidifier, I made one a couple weeks ago, it ended up about the same price as a repti-fogger, less than 50 bucks and should work for a real long time...it will totally fog out my exo 24x18x24 within a minute if you crank it all the way up but its variable so I can have a light fog all day if I want for consistent humidity

Any Brand or model you suggest ?