Quote Originally Posted by Kaorte View Post
A CHE is a ceramic heat emitter.

It really depends on the kind of setups you have. If you only have a couple glass setups, UTHs work well. If you are heating a large amount of tubs, flexwatt is much more economical. Both of these options must be used with a thermostat. If you want a thermostat that will control the heat of multiple sources, a johnson controls or ranco from reptile basics would be a good buy.
Thanks Steffe, this is the only tank I have so I may just go with another UTH. Are the lifespans about the same with heat tape & a UTH? Now with a thermostat am I able to set each heat source to a different temp or will they all be the same? I want to make sure I'm getting the correct thermostat that will allow me to set each one individually, can I do that with a Ranco or Johnson Controls?