Which light unit do i need, and why?

[beckdg]

i also REALLY want a dusk to dawn (#3), but will wait till they get the dawn right... my luck i'll get one and a week later they'll fix it.

[Ari Gold]

Thanks all, some very helpful replies there! Having eliminated option 3 based on your comments about the product's operation not being perfected yet, I narrowed it down to options 1 & 2.

As Cresties don’t need a lot of heat, and actually suffer for it, I decided the halogen feature of option 2 was overkill, plus option 2 is twice the cost of option 1. So that was that, I ordered option 1 online for $60.00. If i need additional heat at any point i can swap one the CFL bulbs for a Neodymium sunglow.

Thanks for your valuable assistance guys!

[beckdg]

very good choice... like i said b4 only reason for #2 was bells and whistles. we all like bells and whistles (that's why we all want #3). too bad it's not really ready yet!