My way of building a rack

Taquiq

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This is my way of building a rack
Here are the things you will need.

- Four tall pieces of wood around 8' tall
- 2-10 thick cardboard pieces about 4' by 2'
- Some tubs. I use 28qt tubs from Wal-Mart for 4$ each
- A table saw

1) Find a place where you want to put the rack. It should be near some outlets and not near a window.
2) Stand the wood up with one piece in a corner like ' ' the shape there.
' '
3) Cut a whole in one of the cardboard shelves on each corner. Then slide the 4 pieces of wood through and the cardboard try to make it balance by sliding it up and down.
4) Between each shelf with the tub in it make sure there is at least 1" of room.
5) To add more shelves simply make a little crevice in each pieces of the wood and slide the cardboard shelves so they go through the crevice.
6) I like to put a layer of aluminum foil under each tank so that the heat tape doesn't get to the cardboard. I use the 4" flexwatt heat tape controlled by a thermostat. The thermostat is set for 95 degrees. Each tub should consist of 1 hide, water bowl, and calcium dish. For the hide if you use the 3 or 4" heat tape it can act as a cool and warm side by simply adjusting it's position over the heat tape.
 

Tommy13b

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i dont recomend makeing your shelves out of thick cardbord, even if there thick, any water at all will make it come down, also id recomend labeling your meserments, 4 feet of cardboard with shelves on it cant be to stable.
 

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