01-30-2013, 11:52 PM
I am starting back into the hobby after a 10+ year hiatus,
The main thing I am dealing with is trying to find a good setup. I go away various weekends and also value stability in the system. I have a 18x18x24 exo terra (wow they really make some nice premade cages now days). It fits very well in the space I have so I am hoping to stick with that.
My main thing is I am hoping to have a fully automated system to control, lights, heating and humidity. So I am looking for the best options. I also want as much as possible to fit neatly over the cage. What are my options for getting a heating system that has a sensor / thermostat and rheostat in this system. I notice alot of posts are about saving money, I am always for it, but I am very aware I will need to spend more to get something more compact / automated. I also wouldn't mind if I could hook any of the sensors up to something I could monitor remotely, maybe if something happened I could call in a friend to figure it out. Do any systems also have excess fans in case the area gets too hot?
I will be building the landscaping and such myself and will not have any problem with running sensors tubing or anything else into the cage.
It would be nice if I could get something for the humidity too, it seems here people are more for misting and less for humidifiers?
I also want to do the same with lighting and have it on a day / night cycle.
One of the problems I seem to be running into is, as each item gets automated it seems you need a different system for each one and that keeps adding to the space. Almost as if the products to support the cage take up more space than the cage itself.
The main thing I am dealing with is trying to find a good setup. I go away various weekends and also value stability in the system. I have a 18x18x24 exo terra (wow they really make some nice premade cages now days). It fits very well in the space I have so I am hoping to stick with that.
My main thing is I am hoping to have a fully automated system to control, lights, heating and humidity. So I am looking for the best options. I also want as much as possible to fit neatly over the cage. What are my options for getting a heating system that has a sensor / thermostat and rheostat in this system. I notice alot of posts are about saving money, I am always for it, but I am very aware I will need to spend more to get something more compact / automated. I also wouldn't mind if I could hook any of the sensors up to something I could monitor remotely, maybe if something happened I could call in a friend to figure it out. Do any systems also have excess fans in case the area gets too hot?
I will be building the landscaping and such myself and will not have any problem with running sensors tubing or anything else into the cage.
It would be nice if I could get something for the humidity too, it seems here people are more for misting and less for humidifiers?
I also want to do the same with lighting and have it on a day / night cycle.
One of the problems I seem to be running into is, as each item gets automated it seems you need a different system for each one and that keeps adding to the space. Almost as if the products to support the cage take up more space than the cage itself.