Metal Stock Tank Heating Issue

[TimmG]

Hello all. From Maryland. Temps around 30°(slightly warmer or colder depending kn the day). I have my brooders( 2 tractor supply metal stock tanks) set up in my garage. Garage is not heated, or insulated (cant be heated), not drafty either. One brooder has 2 heat lamps and one has 1 lamp and 1 heat plate. I have old carpeting under both brooders to create separation between concrete floor, and brooders. I'm using pine bedding. The temperatures are holding around 80°. What suggestions do you all have to get the temps up to 95°? If it's covering the brooders, how do you safely do that with heat lamps? Maybe heat mats between brooder base and carpet? Maybe hang heat lamps lower inside brooder?

 

[wrathsfarm]

Hello all. From Maryland. Temps around 30°(slightly warmer or colder depending kn the day). I have my brooders( 2 tractor supply metal stock tanks) set up in my garage. Garage is not heated, or insulated (cant be heated), not drafty either. One brooder has 2 heat lamps and one has 1 lamp and 1 heat plate. I have old carpeting under both brooders to create separation between concrete floor, and brooders. I'm using pine bedding. The temperatures are holding around 80°. What suggestions do you all have to get the temps up to 95°? If it's covering the brooders, how do you safely do that with heat lamps? Maybe heat mats between brooder base and carpet? Maybe hang heat lamps lower inside brooder?View attachment 4048266

You could get a brooder plate for each tank and eliminate the heat lamps.... Pic shown is a Producers pride from TSC.

 

[TimmG]

You could get a brooder plate for each tank and eliminate the heat lamps.... Pic shown is a Producers pride from TSC.View attachment 4048278

One tank currently has a heat plate in it and it still isn't reaching temp. The plate is turned all the way up and the thermometer is "relatively" close to the plate. I'm still 15° off from day old chick temps.

 

[wrathsfarm]

You could lower the heat lamps, but this runs the risk of overheating the whole tank with nowhere the chicks to get away from it. If you do this, check temps in multiple spots to see how hot and cold they are.
The chicks only need a set 'Hot spot' so they can move in and out of heat to self regulate their body temps.

 

[wrathsfarm]

One tank currently has a heat plate in it and it still isn't reaching temp. The plate is turned all the way up and the thermometer is "relatively" close to the plate. I'm still 15° off from day old chick temps.

The plate won't heat the tank. It will be hot to the touch.

It also should be horizontal like in the pic I posted so chicks can go under it and touch their backs to it. I set my on an angle to let them get further in or out as they need.

 

[TimmG]

You could lower the heat lamps, but this runs the risk of overheating the whole tank with nowhere the chicks to get away from it. If you do this, check temps in multiple spots to see how hot and cold they are.
The chicks only need a set 'Hot spot' so they can move in and out of heat to self regulate their body temps.

If I lower the lamps on just one side of tank to bring the heat source lower it should make it warm enough. The whole tank isn't 80°. Just the side the heat lamps are on. I haven't temped it, but I'd guess the non heated side is about 60°. With the temps outside the tank being around 30°.

 

[wrathsfarm]

Pics of mine set up in coop.

 

[wrathsfarm]

If I lower the lamps on just one side of tank to bring the heat source lower it should make it warm enough. The whole tank isn't 80°. Just the side the heat lamps are on. I haven't temped it, but I'd guess the non heated side is about 60°. With the temps outside the tank being around 30°.

Ok, I just wanted to throw that out there that lowering the lamp will spread the heat out.

 

[TimmG]

Ok, I just wanted to throw that out there that lowering the lamp will spread the heat out.

Thank you.

 

[TimmG]

The plate won't heat the tank. It will be hot to the touch.

It also should be horizontal like in the pic I posted so chicks can go under it and touch their backs to it. I set my on an angle to let them get further in or out as they need.

Ok. I was given mine. It only stands vertically and or mounted on a wall vertically. I wasn't going to look a gift horse and all that.