Ive gotten ahold of Reptile Basics (Rich?) and I think I’m going to return the thermostat I got a PetCo (ExoTerra) and get a VE 100. I paid $65 here locally (yikes!) so it’s really not much more than that plus it has a digital readout and safety shutoff at least. I should be able to return the ExoTerra easily enough. I’ve readjusted the probe successfully so thats done, just giving it a few hours to adjust so I can fine tune until I get the new thermostat in, then ANOTHER fine tuning. Sigh.

I have my husband picking up a sheet of styrofoam tonight, I’ll need to cut it to size to slide right into the tank and while I’m at it, I might as well go crazy with expanding foam and make it a cool background (covering the sides also). That should help insulation significantly and hopefully keep ambient temperatures up without me worrying about it constantly plus give me a few spots to put in some of my live plants.