Quote Originally Posted by kasmir View Post
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?
The lifespans are about the same for both. Maybe a little bit longer for flexwatt but its pretty negligible.

The herpstat II is the only thermostat I know of that will allow you to set two different temperatures. All of the other ones will only let you set it to one temperature. The johson and ranco will let you control 6 identical heat sources to the same temperature.