Quote Originally Posted by bcr229 View Post
With your ambient room temp at 68*F I would recommend either a PVC or melamine enclosure with a RHP to provide ambient heat and UTH for basking spot. Glass is a poor insulator, which is why you find double and triple-pane windows on houses these days, and you will lose a ton of heat through the sides of the tank as well as the top.
Ooh, that makes me a little scared. I wouldn't think a RHP would be included into the essential things, and it might not be in the budget. I could not turn on my fan anymore and crank up the heating pad a little tiny bit... would that help even a tiny bit??