Thermostat and flexwatt heat tape.

[Mr. Misha]

Couldnt I set the RPH's to ambient temps of around 80 and use the flex watt for hot spots??

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Yep. That's the exact setup I'm running.

I have my T8 divided and I use two 40 watt Reptile Basics RHPs which works amazing to keep the ambient temps at a nice 80 degrees year round no matter how cool the room is. I also have heat tape which I use as a hot spot. It isn't necessary but if you already got it, might as well use it. I use a proportionate thermostat (Herpstat 2) to control the RHPs and use the Hydrofarm for the heat tape.