I'm really only planning on him being a pet. I'm going to be breeding crested geckos and hopefully leachianus in the next few years. Plus the balls can be so expensive... So for now I don't mind pimping out his tank (I know, I know... everyone says that )

I just need to add things over time so I'm trying to get a priority list. Thermostat is definitely ASAP, I don't want to burn the sweetie. That one you linked looks like it would do the job, ChaosAffect. I'll do a little more research too, and take more recommendations.