I am new to this world as well, and my BP is also in a 10 gallon tank. I have all of my temps pretty much perfect now, so I'll just list what I have done and you can take what pieces you like, and it might work for you.
I have two UTH pads. A small/medium one on the hot side, and a mini one on the cool side. I have thermostats on both to control temps. the cool side runs at 80-82, and the hot side runs 88-90
For the above light, I have a black night bulb (I think it's a 60watt, but could be 50) that i run 24/7. My day bulb was bothering him, and the 50 watt red light was getting everything too hot. I have my heat lamp sitting directly on the screen, near the hot side, but slightly more centered.
For humidity I have two water bowls. I had moss, but since adding the second water bowl, misting has been unnecessary so far.
To trap the humidity, I have covered nearly all the screentop in foil except for a circle cut out where the heat lamp sits (A little bit larger then the lamp to allow some air flow).
I have two digital thermometers with probes under each hide (one on the cool and one on the hot). I have a digital thermometer/hygrometer I leave probed in the middle. I also have a infrared temp gun to spot check temps.
I use a thin layer of aspen as my bedding.
Hope this helps, and good luck!
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