New vivarium - help

[leigha]

thanks. I am going to run mine enclosed and recycle/recirculate the air in the tank and not bring outside air in (or not a lot of outside air)

[nenella]

Originally Posted by Paul Mc

Yes. Run anything electrical off of a GFCI switch if possible. If not, then get a GFCI extension cord to plug it into. I got mine from Home Depot.

Hi, Can You fill me in on what a GFCI switch is please? I am outgrowing my giant plastic Grow bottles & am hoping to persuade the other half to help me build a vivarium

[florafan]

GFCI = ground fault circuit interrupters. A GFCI switch will switch off if it gets wet, thus preventing an electrical injury. These switches are the ones used in your bathroom (or should be used). Those who have aquariums and vivariums use them for safety reasons.

[Paul Mc]

In the states, we have some electrical extension cords that have GFCI's on them as well. They are a bit expensive and not the easiest to find, but they work when you cannot use an actual GFCI switch in the light plate. Someone recently commented though that there is a number we should be concerned about because it is how fast the system will shut itself off. Look to the forum section on Terrarium's, and I believe it was in my posting about my first terrarium build. It should still be on the first page of threads.

[nenella]

Many thanks for the explanations guys.