Help with our first tank

[Malum Argenteum]

Frankly, though, you'd be better off getting a pvc enclosure and outfitting it with a radiant heat panel and heat tape. It's expensive

Well, it would cost about as much as one proper RI treatment (vet visit, antibiotics, swab for viruses, followup visit), so is a great value. I recommend a PVC enclosure as well.