yeah i get you the RHP was my initial plan but i thought hey if i could make it work with THG heat tape why not its alot cheaper but ya my only concern would be that the basement gets to cold. i will look into it definitely thanks for the help guys

i have a cave hide for him on the hot side , my question is with the RHP will it heat under the hide well enough ?

also for the probe and other stuff can i use hot glue on the RHP or the PVC?? for keeping up the probe and other things like to have some hanging plants make it looks somewhat nice (personal preference)