Anyone familiar with planted tanks?

[Starscream]

My biggest worry with bioactive is trying to do it with a species that needs belly heat. There just isn't a good way to use a UTH because the substrate has to be thick enough to support the plants. Proponents of bioactive setups say that it is ok to skip the UTH and heat with CHE or RHP, but I am nervous about trying it. I would like to convert my Leopard gecko but the idea of ditching the UTH holds me back.

With those ones, placing heat-retaining objects such as rocks beneath the heating device creates belly heat, much like the sun does to the Earth. Even in my BP's tub, I always make sure to have a large rock under the RHP to create the same effect.

The FB group Sauzo recommended is a wealth of information about planted tanks and bioactive setups.