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Heat Tape recomendation

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I have a 4 tier melamine rack with 16 q tubs running horizontally and 1 28 q diagonally , the the tub area measures 16 1/2 in wide by 24 in long , what size heat tape and configuration would u run?? im getting mixed opinions all the time .

i was thinking 11 in tape 12 in long , for each tub area ??

the smaller tubs are for kenyan sand boa babies and the larger for leapard geckos . ideas?>
 
I have 3" heat tape running along the back underneath my 15qt & 32qt tubs. A sheet of 11" underneath a single 15qt (in your case a 16qt) would be too much.
 
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I have the same size tub configuration and I use 11" flexwatt. I just place it where half is under one tub and the other half is under another tub. I think it works better this way than 2'' or 3'' flexwatt. Of course doing it this way did take longer to set up, since the only way this would work if each piece of tape was spaced apart accordingly, not just having it all connected like most people would do. I also built a custom rack, and it has about 6'' of space left in the back, so the tub can be adjusted farther forward or backward to put more or less flex under the tub. I like to make things more difficult, lol. But I LOVE 11'' flex, so thats all I use.
 
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