Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Misha View Post
No worries. I just think it's going to be a lot easier for you in the long run. It will help you with humidity issues since the PVC terrariums are fully enclosed.

Also, if you decide to go the RHP route for ambient heating in the PVC terrarium (which I highly suggest), once you get a herpstat 2 to control the RHP and the heat tape (for the hot spot) you won't have to worry about anything at all.

That's the setup im running right now except I have a Herpstat 4 because I have 2 RHPs (my T12 is split) and heat tape. Even though it seems like a large investment at first, the worries about temps and humidity go away.

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I am currently using UTH/lighting with my glass tank so I have little knowledge on RHPs and Flexwatt. My understanding is that Flexwatt heats from the bottom-up and RHPs heat the air. I'm guessing the heat tape is for creating the hot spot? I guess if you could clear some of this up I would greatly appreciate it. Also, is there any particular reason why you choose RHPs over Flexwatt? I noticed on the Animal Plastics website the have an add-on feature for an 11" flexwatt panel which looked rather attractive to a beginner like me.