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In my own case, going from red chip spreading to green, to green spreading to lite black, was the single biggest 'jump' in my career. Far greater than the proportionate increase indicates it should be, simply because tables were less crowded, meaning more rounds per hour and more rounds within a shoe when the count does go positive. Also, many more tables available for you to play. And at that time $25 tables offered better rules, s17 vs h17. This isn't the case as much anymore.
Now obviously there are negatives as well, which is what you asked about. Many places just ignore red chip play altogether, unless you spread too crazy, but either way, green to black begins to get noticed a little more depending on location, how busy it is and what others are betting.
One bad thing about spreading is that it almost always involves more than one color chip. Going 3 colors, red to green to black, or green to black to purple is a major red flag. Two colors, while very common can be something that begins to get noticed. Now the spread you mentions $25-$150, is all the same color which is a major benefit. (Few places will pay a $150 bet in black, if you were betting $200...more likely).
When making this jump, keep your sessions short and just try to aware of how it is being 'accepted'. Be careful not to buy-in too big. Most regular players at a $25 table buy in for $300-$500. Buying in any bigger is a red flag and almost screams, "hey, I am going to bet bigger at some point". It's one of those things that is a learning experience. It is also one of those things that we tend to be paranoid about and perceive heat and/or attention when it's not there. But that's part of the learning experience.
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