Well first I went and wrung out all of the eco earth 1 more time and I swear the amount of water that came out of it again looked like I never wrung it out in the first place. My temps rose about 3-4 degrees, but were still under specs.
So I ran to petsmart and purchased a 75watt ceramic heat emitter and bulb. So far I cut a whole in the foil on the lid to place it on and its slowly warming up.
I am starting to think that my eco earth is possibly still too damp because my humidity with the CHE and UTH on without a water bowl is still showing 69%.
Could the eco earth being too damp/wet cause the tank to not heat properly?
also I know how to link an image, just the uploaded images to my gallery do not give the links needed to post.