Update, I've got the warm side temp at 91f , cool side/ambient at 80, now I've got a new bin to move him into.
Hopefully it's not too big for him, he's 106g right now. Any-ways.....I'll have to be messing around with thermostat again, so the question is- Should i hook up a dimmer to my temp controller to give more precise control over temperatures? Has anyone ever done this? Heat Tape----->Dimmer----->Thermostat all in the same circuit. I'm asking because i can put his heat tape on a lamp dimmer while i wire the wall dimmer into my temperature controller, see pic above. If anyone can chime in on this subject, would be greatly appreciated. BTW, The STC-1000 is working just as well as the hydrofarm, but has more fine tuning/adjustments. Like temp differential between .5c and 10c. I think it's the better option than hydrofarm, for those who can wire things themselves.