THG Heat tape. Dimmer question

[TheSnakeGeek]

You understand that if I use a traditional thermostat (on/off only). It is going to be turning the heat tape on and off every half hour or so.
A few months of that and I'd probably burn out my thermostat from clicking on and off 48 times a day.

no it won't..? that's exactly what they're built for. before i got my herpstats i was using a cheap little on/off hydrofarm, and it was going strong for six months and it still works. i still have it set aside as a back up.. and it doesn't matter if the temperature in your house doesn't fluctuate at all. i've had to use a dimmer to hold me over until a thermostat came in. i checked the temps twice a day and had to bump it up or down almost every time to keep the desired temps.