I second talking to Bob at Pro Products. He is very thorough and helpful. I have a very similar setup with a Proline cage, herpstat 1, and a RHP from Pro Products. I live in Arkansas so we're also pretty warm. It's been working great. Good on you for researching before you got your bally. I had to sit and talk with a kid at Petsmart the other day who was about to line his cage with chicken wire /shudder