Quote Originally Posted by kitedemon View Post
personally I would hesitate to suggest the hydrofarm it is better but not by much. I would recommend the herpstat basic...
I agree. I use Herpstats now, but I have used a Hydrofarm in a pinch before. I still have it, actually. It sits on a shelf in gathering dust, but I will keep it just in case. It is better than nothing and I wouldn't use one full time, but if someone is on a temporary budget, it is far better than an unregulated heat source. My biggest issue with most on/off style thermostats like the Hydrofarm is that they usually aren't very accurate. The Hydrofarm I used would keep temps in the safe zone, but that was it. It was +/- 3 degrees each way and the set temp and actual temps weren't accurate, so a lot of tweaking went into it.

So yeah, basically you can't beat a good ole Herpstat or Helix for long term use and reliability.