I've got two T-8s stacked with Pro-Products RHPs running on a Herpstat 2 and had them for about two months now. Absolutely love them. I've heard people swear by either Pro-Products or Reptile Basics RHPs and in the end I went with Pro-Products because they're much slimmer than the reptile basics panel. 1" vs 1 3/4". Not much of a difference but it's a pretty short enclosure as is and I wanted to have sufficient clearance between the panel and objects in the enclosure. I've got the bottom cage divided and heated with a UTH at the moment until my SD retic is big enough for the full enclosure and the UTH is heating it just fine. Granted I keep my apartment at about 79* upstairs in the summer, so we'll see if I need additional heat in the winter. Pro-Products was very confident that I would be fine with the RHPs even with my winter house temps being in the upper 60s. Time will tell. I'd also suggest having Animal Plastics install your RHPs because they will route a channel for the power cord to exit the cage at no cost. Just have your panels sent to them. My thermostat probe fits through that channel perfectly and hangs just under the panel about halfway down the height of the cage. I've only used Herpstats so I can't offer an opinion on anything else but I must say that my Herpstat 2 Redline model is top notch and additionally is just a very clean and presentable looking piece of equipment. That's my 2 cents. Hope this is helpful.
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