I've decided that I'm going to start setting up a tub this next week and move my ball from his tank. It's not going to be in a rack (aside from sitting on a bookshelf) so I wanted to make sure that I was going to go spend my money on what I really need.

Is there a particular type of lid I should be looking for? I'm assuming that generic pressure lock lids are enough to keep
things secure or should I be after lids with clamps?

I'm going to use newspaper, but wondering can it be printed or is the ink toxic to them?

Finally I'll probably go with heating tape for the simple fact it is less expensive than prefabbed UTH's. I'm not having any luck finding it locally via internet searches. Should I be asking/searching for something other than Flexwatt or heating tape (which it turns out is a plumbing insulation tape).

Thanks I appreciate the help!